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TITLETOWN - A Decade Long Celebration Of The Greatest Achievement In College Athletics History => Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball => Topic started by: stunted on March 19, 2022, 02:11:29 PM
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he's finally coming home :bball: :ksu:
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Will he keep Shane?
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The fact that Gene can't wait one more day to make a family hire, the one thing we value above everything else, means Tang really impressed him more than Brad.
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the thing I like about him is his basketball coaching ability and the next thing I like is that his name is tang which is fun to say.
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It’s like I’ve said for as long as I can remember: Jerome Tang ain’t nothing to eff with
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addicted to tang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK-30442RII
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Brad has Gary Patterson energy
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(https://i.imgflip.com/69a2nm.jpg)
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Brad has Gary Patterson energy
Yes, good comparo.
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Welcome, Coach Tang!
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Wango Tango!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZUcU6madgs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZUcU6madgs)
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Was my #1 preference by far!!!
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Just waiting for the official Twitter announcement at this point
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Brad has Gary Patterson energy
Yes, good comparo.
(https://i.imgflip.com/69awbs.jpg)
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This is exciting guys! Tang time!
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It official yet? Will he keep Southwell
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No, not even close. He was coaching like 6 hours ago.
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I didnt figure it was but i've been tuned out today, I just hope the next coach keeps Southwell
No, not even close. He was coaching like 6 hours ago.
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have we settled on pootie vs. poon
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Dwayne Johnson is a huge fan
(https://wrestlecrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/The-Rock-Poontang-Pie-shirt.jpg)
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have we settled on pootie vs. poon
Student section is now the Wu Tang Clan. Naturally the Wu Tang Clan ain’t nothing to eff with.
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This definitely won’t get corny at all.
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Brad has Gary Patterson energy
Yes, good comparo.
(https://i.imgflip.com/69awbs.jpg)
lol
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have we settled on pootie vs. poon
Student section is now the Wu Tang Clan. Naturally the Wu Tang Clan ain’t nothing to eff with.
OOT
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have we settled on pootie vs. poon
Student section is now the Wu Tang Clan. Naturally the Wu Tang Clan ain’t nothing to eff with.
OOT
Have seen some Doom Tang Clan stuff on twitter. I’ll just wait for @_33 to show us the way.
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I can get behind doom tang clan.
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Yes!! Someone skilled please shop Jerome’s face onto Pootie!!! Do it for the children.
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have we settled on pootie vs. poon
Student section is now the Wu Tang Clan. Naturally the Wu Tang Clan ain’t nothing to eff with.
OOT
Have seen some Doom Tang Clan stuff on twitter. I’ll just wait for @_33 to show us the way.
Yes this is the way. What fun!!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urBWDCQWTTM
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Yes!! Someone skilled please shop Jerome’s face onto Pootie!!! Do it for the children.
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https://twitter.com/ahfish/status/1505713755015069696
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Scoops from my friend who is really into the Waco scene and is definitely a real person:
-Is a great guy
-Allegedly Baylor’s main recruiter
-Wouldn’t be surprised if one or two bears followed him
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BREAKING: The 'Stang bags Tang.
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Scoops from my friend who is really into the Waco scene and is definitely a real person:
-Is a great guy
-Allegedly Baylor’s main recruiter
-Wouldn’t be surprised if one or two bears followed him
Probably the brains and hustle propping up Drew all these years.
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What a time to be a K-State purple cat! :emawkid:
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From CJ Moore, The Athletic, November 2020
Jerome Tang will man the sideline on Saturday as the head coach of the No. 2 team in the country, a life-defining moment made possible 17 years ago by a slab of ribs, three phone calls and Scott Drew’s unwillingness to accept “no” for an answer.
Tang, who has been Drew’s wingman throughout his tenure at Baylor, has one of the most fairytale stories in college basketball and should be a name worth monitoring when the coaching carousel begins next spring. Baylor’s rise to a power in the sport is a great story in itself, and it took dreamers such as Drew and Tang to make it possible.
When Drew got the Baylor job in 2003, Tang was making $16,000 a year as the basketball coach and athletic director at Heritage Christian, a small private school in Cleveland, Texas, with few resources that he had turned into a powerhouse. He drove a 1992 baby blue Honda Accord with a bumper that was held on by a wire after one of his players backed it into a light pole. The car was symbolic of his priorities. It was the first car he’d ever purchased, and he had skimped on the radio and passenger-side mirror because he didn’t want to pay the extra cost. He never installed a radio, because without it, it forced his players to talk to him. He also taught all of his players how to drive a stick shift with that car.
This kind of devotion to his players was respected by those who witnessed it, and it’s why’s Tang’s name kept coming up in conversations Drew was having with people around the state. One was from Rick Darnell, a high school administrator who told Drew if he wanted an assistant who was a Christian and could recruit Texas, he should consider Tang. The second was from Mike Kunstadt, who ran the Great American Shootout and had a scouting service in Texas, and upon being apprised of Drew’s plan — recruit guards from the South and bigs from overseas — he told him he needed to get to know Tang. The third was Hal Pastner, who started the Houston Hoops program that Tang coached. Once Drew told Pastner about his faith and his coaching philosophies, Pastner told him he needed to meet Tang.
“Now he’d heard my name three times,” Tang says now. “It just happened to be the right three people.”
Tang wanted to talk to Drew too. Not because he wanted a job; he wanted a player. Drew had received a commitment from Mamadou Diene, and Tang was hoping Drew would place him at Heritage Christian. When Drew called Tang back, he told him that Diene was staying in Africa, but he really wanted to meet him.
“I was like, nah,” Tang recalls. “Any coach who got a job in the state, they always were like, I really want to talk to you about being on the staff. But really all they wanted to do was suck up to you, so they could get your players. And we had some good players at Heritage. And we had good players on the Hoops. I understood that.”
Drew insisted, so Tang gave him all the reasons why he’d never hire him: Tang didn’t have his college degree, and “you don’t know me from Adam.”
“The worst thing you can do is tell Scott Drew no,” Tang says. “For the next 45 minutes, he is pounding me. Just drive up to Waco and spend a few hours with me. I just want to meet you.”
Tang finally relented, promising he’d make the drive two nights later. His wife, Careylyen, was pregnant with their second child and had quit her job a month earlier. The family’s insurance had run out, and unbeknownst to Tang, while he was visiting Waco, she had inquired if they could qualify for Medicaid. She was told no, and she sat in the parking lot in tears.
Tang, meanwhile, hit it off with Drew, who had 100 questions prepared to ask him. Three questions in, Drew abandoned his list and the two started talking movies. “It was like he was my kindred spirit,” Drew says.
They visited for 3½ hours, and when Tang got up to leave, Drew told him, “Man, everybody told me you were here,” Drew said, holding his hand up. “I figured you’d be about there. But you’re like way up here. But I don’t know ya. I don’t know you, and you just don’t hire guys you don’t know.”
“I told him, ‘Coach, if God wants me at Baylor, there’s nothing you can do to stop it. If God doesn’t want me at Baylor, there’s nothing you can do to make it happen.”
Tang gave Drew a hug and returned home, figuring that was the end of it. He didn’t even tell his wife about the meeting.
The next day Drew called his dad, Homer, and told him he knew who he was going to hire for his final assistant, but he really liked a guy he’d met in Texas; he just didn’t know him. Homer told him to have dinner at Tang’s house. “If you eat dinner at a man’s house, you’ll find out everything you need to know about him.”
So Drew called Tang and basically invited himself over.
“Now I’ve got to tell my wife,” Tang says.
The Tangs were living paycheck to paycheck, and Tang scrounged up all the money they had: $10.81. There was already a half of slab of ribs his father-in-law had made in the fridge. He bought another half a slab, potato salad and some bread.
The meal was a hit, and Drew says he could feel the love in the home. Everything he wanted to feel he felt. “It was one of those nights where you think you’re going to be at a friend’s house for an hour and then you end up being there for three hours,” Drew says. “I realized, dang, we’re a lot alike.”
As he left, Drew told Tang the job was his if he wanted it. He then apologized and told him Tang he could only offer him $70,000.
As soon as Drew left, Tang got a call from Leonard Hamilton, who had just completed his first season at Florida State.
“Coach Hamilton, anything that I need to do?” Tang asked. “He said, just get on your knees and thank God.”
And that’s what Tang did. He dropped to his knees and wept.
Drew tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 20, meaning he would not get to coach Baylor’s opening games. Those games were supposed to be at the Empire Classic, but other schools refused to play the Bears when they heard of the positive test. That left Drew scrambling to schedule games. The obvious reason was to make up the games and because his players wanted to play, but there was also the added bonus of giving Tang an opportunity to show his capabilities as a head coach.
“Parents at Christmas Day are always more excited for the kids to open their presents than them to open their own presents, and obviously as a head coach, when our players have success, that’s the best thing,” Drew says. “When our staff has success, that’s the best thing. When Coach Tang coaches these games, he’s going to do an unbelievable job. People will get to see what a great job and how competent and successful a head coach he will be if he chooses to leave.”
Tang, who eventually got his college degree, has not really had a chance to leave Baylor. He says he has been in the running for four head coaching jobs. Three interviewed him and told him no. The fourth school said the job was his with the stipulation that he couldn’t bring his own staff and they could only offer him half of what he was making at Baylor.
When he was younger, he had his career path planned out. He was going to be an assistant coach for seven years, then become a head coach for 10 years, during which he’d go to four Final Fours and win three national titles. Then he was going to get hired by the Los Angeles Lakers, work there for three years and then get fired or resign. Then he and his wife would travel through Africa building schools.
Crazy? Maybe. But it was that kind of thinking that allowed him to help Drew build Baylor — from one of the worst major-conference programs in the country to a consistent winner.
The Bears won just eight games in their first year under Drew. On Feb. 9, 2005, during his second season at the school, Baylor was off to a 1-7 start in the Big 12. Tang remembers standing on the court at Texas Tech and calling Tweety Carter, then a high school junior in Reserve, La.
“One day we’re going to be No. 1 in the country,” Tang recalls telling Carter, “and we’re going to come in here and this place is going to be packed.”
“We were trying to sell the dream,” Tang says. “When I said it, I don’t know if I really believed it.”
The Bears never got to No. 1 with Carter, the program’s first McDonald’s All-American, but as a senior, Carter helped lead them to an Elite Eight.
On Jan. 9, 2017, the Bears did get to No. 1 in the country for the first time, and the next night Tang remembers standing on a court again, this time at West Virginia. He looked around. The place was packed. “Man,” he thought, “I remember calling kids telling them we were going to do this.”
Last season the Bears had the longest winning streak (23) in Big 12 history, would have been a No. 1 seed for the first time and were legitimate national title contenders. This year you could argue they should be the favorite, and that’ll probably get settled Dec. 5 in a meeting with No. 1 Gonzaga.
But all of this that Tang has lived through now, it’s allowed him not to lose that dreaming spirit when it comes to his future. He brings up Duke assistant coaches and how they land jobs at places such as Marquette and Northwestern. “I feel like what we do here is as good if not better,” he says. “We haven’t gone to the Final Four yet and we haven’t won a national championship yet, but it’s coming. And Coach is going to be a Hall of Famer.”
He brings up the Baylor assistants who have gone on to head jobs — Matthew Driscoll at North Florida, Grant McCasland at North Texas and Paul Mills at Oral Roberts — and rattles off the coach of the year honors they’ve had and the turnarounds they’ve spearheaded.
Tang wants that opportunity, but as he told Baylor’s players recently: “Everybody’s got dreams, but you can’t let those dreams stop you from what you’re doing right now.”
On Saturday, the task will be leading the second-ranked Bears to a win over Louisiana-Lafayette as the interim head coach and then doing it again on Sunday against Washington, hopefully moving his record as a head coach to 4-0. (He stepped in for Drew in 2013 when the coach was suspended for two games.)
This team, Tang knows, is special and has a chance to win the national championship and cut down nets. He dreams of that for them. For him, he’s appreciative of where he is. Years after he got the job at Baylor, his wife would tell him about sitting in that parking lot after getting denied Medicaid and crying, not knowing what they would do next.
Days later Tang was a college basketball assistant, a job that came with insurance.
Seventeen years later, he’s considered one of the top assistants in college basketball, and while this weekend will be a cool opportunity and he’ll enjoy calling the plays and running the timeouts, he knows it’s still Drew’s program and he still has dreams for himself.
“I never dreamed of holding a piece of the net,” Tang says. “It was the whole net.”
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:love:
thank you mir
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I been Tang all along. :Woohoo:
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On record excited for Jerome.
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From CJ Moore, The Athletic, November 2020
Jerome Tang will man the sideline on Saturday as the head coach of the No. 2 team in the country, a life-defining moment made possible 17 years ago by a slab of ribs, three phone calls and Scott Drew’s unwillingness to accept “no” for an answer.
Tang, who has been Drew’s wingman throughout his tenure at Baylor, has one of the most fairytale stories in college basketball and should be a name worth monitoring when the coaching carousel begins next spring. Baylor’s rise to a power in the sport is a great story in itself, and it took dreamers such as Drew and Tang to make it possible.
When Drew got the Baylor job in 2003, Tang was making $16,000 a year as the basketball coach and athletic director at Heritage Christian, a small private school in Cleveland, Texas, with few resources that he had turned into a powerhouse. He drove a 1992 baby blue Honda Accord with a bumper that was held on by a wire after one of his players backed it into a light pole. The car was symbolic of his priorities. It was the first car he’d ever purchased, and he had skimped on the radio and passenger-side mirror because he didn’t want to pay the extra cost. He never installed a radio, because without it, it forced his players to talk to him. He also taught all of his players how to drive a stick shift with that car.
This kind of devotion to his players was respected by those who witnessed it, and it’s why’s Tang’s name kept coming up in conversations Drew was having with people around the state. One was from Rick Darnell, a high school administrator who told Drew if he wanted an assistant who was a Christian and could recruit Texas, he should consider Tang. The second was from Mike Kunstadt, who ran the Great American Shootout and had a scouting service in Texas, and upon being apprised of Drew’s plan — recruit guards from the South and bigs from overseas — he told him he needed to get to know Tang. The third was Hal Pastner, who started the Houston Hoops program that Tang coached. Once Drew told Pastner about his faith and his coaching philosophies, Pastner told him he needed to meet Tang.
“Now he’d heard my name three times,” Tang says now. “It just happened to be the right three people.”
Tang wanted to talk to Drew too. Not because he wanted a job; he wanted a player. Drew had received a commitment from Mamadou Diene, and Tang was hoping Drew would place him at Heritage Christian. When Drew called Tang back, he told him that Diene was staying in Africa, but he really wanted to meet him.
“I was like, nah,” Tang recalls. “Any coach who got a job in the state, they always were like, I really want to talk to you about being on the staff. But really all they wanted to do was suck up to you, so they could get your players. And we had some good players at Heritage. And we had good players on the Hoops. I understood that.”
Drew insisted, so Tang gave him all the reasons why he’d never hire him: Tang didn’t have his college degree, and “you don’t know me from Adam.”
“The worst thing you can do is tell Scott Drew no,” Tang says. “For the next 45 minutes, he is pounding me. Just drive up to Waco and spend a few hours with me. I just want to meet you.”
Tang finally relented, promising he’d make the drive two nights later. His wife, Careylyen, was pregnant with their second child and had quit her job a month earlier. The family’s insurance had run out, and unbeknownst to Tang, while he was visiting Waco, she had inquired if they could qualify for Medicaid. She was told no, and she sat in the parking lot in tears.
Tang, meanwhile, hit it off with Drew, who had 100 questions prepared to ask him. Three questions in, Drew abandoned his list and the two started talking movies. “It was like he was my kindred spirit,” Drew says.
They visited for 3½ hours, and when Tang got up to leave, Drew told him, “Man, everybody told me you were here,” Drew said, holding his hand up. “I figured you’d be about there. But you’re like way up here. But I don’t know ya. I don’t know you, and you just don’t hire guys you don’t know.”
“I told him, ‘Coach, if God wants me at Baylor, there’s nothing you can do to stop it. If God doesn’t want me at Baylor, there’s nothing you can do to make it happen.”
Tang gave Drew a hug and returned home, figuring that was the end of it. He didn’t even tell his wife about the meeting.
The next day Drew called his dad, Homer, and told him he knew who he was going to hire for his final assistant, but he really liked a guy he’d met in Texas; he just didn’t know him. Homer told him to have dinner at Tang’s house. “If you eat dinner at a man’s house, you’ll find out everything you need to know about him.”
So Drew called Tang and basically invited himself over.
“Now I’ve got to tell my wife,” Tang says.
The Tangs were living paycheck to paycheck, and Tang scrounged up all the money they had: $10.81. There was already a half of slab of ribs his father-in-law had made in the fridge. He bought another half a slab, potato salad and some bread.
The meal was a hit, and Drew says he could feel the love in the home. Everything he wanted to feel he felt. “It was one of those nights where you think you’re going to be at a friend’s house for an hour and then you end up being there for three hours,” Drew says. “I realized, dang, we’re a lot alike.”
As he left, Drew told Tang the job was his if he wanted it. He then apologized and told him Tang he could only offer him $70,000.
As soon as Drew left, Tang got a call from Leonard Hamilton, who had just completed his first season at Florida State.
“Coach Hamilton, anything that I need to do?” Tang asked. “He said, just get on your knees and thank God.”
And that’s what Tang did. He dropped to his knees and wept.
Drew tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 20, meaning he would not get to coach Baylor’s opening games. Those games were supposed to be at the Empire Classic, but other schools refused to play the Bears when they heard of the positive test. That left Drew scrambling to schedule games. The obvious reason was to make up the games and because his players wanted to play, but there was also the added bonus of giving Tang an opportunity to show his capabilities as a head coach.
“Parents at Christmas Day are always more excited for the kids to open their presents than them to open their own presents, and obviously as a head coach, when our players have success, that’s the best thing,” Drew says. “When our staff has success, that’s the best thing. When Coach Tang coaches these games, he’s going to do an unbelievable job. People will get to see what a great job and how competent and successful a head coach he will be if he chooses to leave.”
Tang, who eventually got his college degree, has not really had a chance to leave Baylor. He says he has been in the running for four head coaching jobs. Three interviewed him and told him no. The fourth school said the job was his with the stipulation that he couldn’t bring his own staff and they could only offer him half of what he was making at Baylor.
When he was younger, he had his career path planned out. He was going to be an assistant coach for seven years, then become a head coach for 10 years, during which he’d go to four Final Fours and win three national titles. Then he was going to get hired by the Los Angeles Lakers, work there for three years and then get fired or resign. Then he and his wife would travel through Africa building schools.
Crazy? Maybe. But it was that kind of thinking that allowed him to help Drew build Baylor — from one of the worst major-conference programs in the country to a consistent winner.
The Bears won just eight games in their first year under Drew. On Feb. 9, 2005, during his second season at the school, Baylor was off to a 1-7 start in the Big 12. Tang remembers standing on the court at Texas Tech and calling Tweety Carter, then a high school junior in Reserve, La.
“One day we’re going to be No. 1 in the country,” Tang recalls telling Carter, “and we’re going to come in here and this place is going to be packed.”
“We were trying to sell the dream,” Tang says. “When I said it, I don’t know if I really believed it.”
The Bears never got to No. 1 with Carter, the program’s first McDonald’s All-American, but as a senior, Carter helped lead them to an Elite Eight.
On Jan. 9, 2017, the Bears did get to No. 1 in the country for the first time, and the next night Tang remembers standing on a court again, this time at West Virginia. He looked around. The place was packed. “Man,” he thought, “I remember calling kids telling them we were going to do this.”
Last season the Bears had the longest winning streak (23) in Big 12 history, would have been a No. 1 seed for the first time and were legitimate national title contenders. This year you could argue they should be the favorite, and that’ll probably get settled Dec. 5 in a meeting with No. 1 Gonzaga.
But all of this that Tang has lived through now, it’s allowed him not to lose that dreaming spirit when it comes to his future. He brings up Duke assistant coaches and how they land jobs at places such as Marquette and Northwestern. “I feel like what we do here is as good if not better,” he says. “We haven’t gone to the Final Four yet and we haven’t won a national championship yet, but it’s coming. And Coach is going to be a Hall of Famer.”
He brings up the Baylor assistants who have gone on to head jobs — Matthew Driscoll at North Florida, Grant McCasland at North Texas and Paul Mills at Oral Roberts — and rattles off the coach of the year honors they’ve had and the turnarounds they’ve spearheaded.
Tang wants that opportunity, but as he told Baylor’s players recently: “Everybody’s got dreams, but you can’t let those dreams stop you from what you’re doing right now.”
On Saturday, the task will be leading the second-ranked Bears to a win over Louisiana-Lafayette as the interim head coach and then doing it again on Sunday against Washington, hopefully moving his record as a head coach to 4-0. (He stepped in for Drew in 2013 when the coach was suspended for two games.)
This team, Tang knows, is special and has a chance to win the national championship and cut down nets. He dreams of that for them. For him, he’s appreciative of where he is. Years after he got the job at Baylor, his wife would tell him about sitting in that parking lot after getting denied Medicaid and crying, not knowing what they would do next.
Days later Tang was a college basketball assistant, a job that came with insurance.
Seventeen years later, he’s considered one of the top assistants in college basketball, and while this weekend will be a cool opportunity and he’ll enjoy calling the plays and running the timeouts, he knows it’s still Drew’s program and he still has dreams for himself.
“I never dreamed of holding a piece of the net,” Tang says. “It was the whole net.”
Link?
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in chinese, tang means soup
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Frankly don't care if he's a Hindu, but like that he made such an effort to connect with players as a high school coach.
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From CJ Moore, The Athletic, November 2020
Jerome Tang will man the sideline on Saturday as the head coach of the No. 2 team in the country, a life-defining moment made possible 17 years ago by a slab of ribs, three phone calls and Scott Drew’s unwillingness to accept “no” for an answer.
Tang, who has been Drew’s wingman throughout his tenure at Baylor, has one of the most fairytale stories in college basketball and should be a name worth monitoring when the coaching carousel begins next spring. Baylor’s rise to a power in the sport is a great story in itself, and it took dreamers such as Drew and Tang to make it possible.
When Drew got the Baylor job in 2003, Tang was making $16,000 a year as the basketball coach and athletic director at Heritage Christian, a small private school in Cleveland, Texas, with few resources that he had turned into a powerhouse. He drove a 1992 baby blue Honda Accord with a bumper that was held on by a wire after one of his players backed it into a light pole. The car was symbolic of his priorities. It was the first car he’d ever purchased, and he had skimped on the radio and passenger-side mirror because he didn’t want to pay the extra cost. He never installed a radio, because without it, it forced his players to talk to him. He also taught all of his players how to drive a stick shift with that car.
This kind of devotion to his players was respected by those who witnessed it, and it’s why’s Tang’s name kept coming up in conversations Drew was having with people around the state. One was from Rick Darnell, a high school administrator who told Drew if he wanted an assistant who was a Christian and could recruit Texas, he should consider Tang. The second was from Mike Kunstadt, who ran the Great American Shootout and had a scouting service in Texas, and upon being apprised of Drew’s plan — recruit guards from the South and bigs from overseas — he told him he needed to get to know Tang. The third was Hal Pastner, who started the Houston Hoops program that Tang coached. Once Drew told Pastner about his faith and his coaching philosophies, Pastner told him he needed to meet Tang.
“Now he’d heard my name three times,” Tang says now. “It just happened to be the right three people.”
Tang wanted to talk to Drew too. Not because he wanted a job; he wanted a player. Drew had received a commitment from Mamadou Diene, and Tang was hoping Drew would place him at Heritage Christian. When Drew called Tang back, he told him that Diene was staying in Africa, but he really wanted to meet him.
“I was like, nah,” Tang recalls. “Any coach who got a job in the state, they always were like, I really want to talk to you about being on the staff. But really all they wanted to do was suck up to you, so they could get your players. And we had some good players at Heritage. And we had good players on the Hoops. I understood that.”
Drew insisted, so Tang gave him all the reasons why he’d never hire him: Tang didn’t have his college degree, and “you don’t know me from Adam.”
“The worst thing you can do is tell Scott Drew no,” Tang says. “For the next 45 minutes, he is pounding me. Just drive up to Waco and spend a few hours with me. I just want to meet you.”
Tang finally relented, promising he’d make the drive two nights later. His wife, Careylyen, was pregnant with their second child and had quit her job a month earlier. The family’s insurance had run out, and unbeknownst to Tang, while he was visiting Waco, she had inquired if they could qualify for Medicaid. She was told no, and she sat in the parking lot in tears.
Tang, meanwhile, hit it off with Drew, who had 100 questions prepared to ask him. Three questions in, Drew abandoned his list and the two started talking movies. “It was like he was my kindred spirit,” Drew says.
They visited for 3½ hours, and when Tang got up to leave, Drew told him, “Man, everybody told me you were here,” Drew said, holding his hand up. “I figured you’d be about there. But you’re like way up here. But I don’t know ya. I don’t know you, and you just don’t hire guys you don’t know.”
“I told him, ‘Coach, if God wants me at Baylor, there’s nothing you can do to stop it. If God doesn’t want me at Baylor, there’s nothing you can do to make it happen.”
Tang gave Drew a hug and returned home, figuring that was the end of it. He didn’t even tell his wife about the meeting.
The next day Drew called his dad, Homer, and told him he knew who he was going to hire for his final assistant, but he really liked a guy he’d met in Texas; he just didn’t know him. Homer told him to have dinner at Tang’s house. “If you eat dinner at a man’s house, you’ll find out everything you need to know about him.”
So Drew called Tang and basically invited himself over.
“Now I’ve got to tell my wife,” Tang says.
The Tangs were living paycheck to paycheck, and Tang scrounged up all the money they had: $10.81. There was already a half of slab of ribs his father-in-law had made in the fridge. He bought another half a slab, potato salad and some bread.
The meal was a hit, and Drew says he could feel the love in the home. Everything he wanted to feel he felt. “It was one of those nights where you think you’re going to be at a friend’s house for an hour and then you end up being there for three hours,” Drew says. “I realized, dang, we’re a lot alike.”
As he left, Drew told Tang the job was his if he wanted it. He then apologized and told him Tang he could only offer him $70,000.
As soon as Drew left, Tang got a call from Leonard Hamilton, who had just completed his first season at Florida State.
“Coach Hamilton, anything that I need to do?” Tang asked. “He said, just get on your knees and thank God.”
And that’s what Tang did. He dropped to his knees and wept.
Drew tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 20, meaning he would not get to coach Baylor’s opening games. Those games were supposed to be at the Empire Classic, but other schools refused to play the Bears when they heard of the positive test. That left Drew scrambling to schedule games. The obvious reason was to make up the games and because his players wanted to play, but there was also the added bonus of giving Tang an opportunity to show his capabilities as a head coach.
“Parents at Christmas Day are always more excited for the kids to open their presents than them to open their own presents, and obviously as a head coach, when our players have success, that’s the best thing,” Drew says. “When our staff has success, that’s the best thing. When Coach Tang coaches these games, he’s going to do an unbelievable job. People will get to see what a great job and how competent and successful a head coach he will be if he chooses to leave.”
Tang, who eventually got his college degree, has not really had a chance to leave Baylor. He says he has been in the running for four head coaching jobs. Three interviewed him and told him no. The fourth school said the job was his with the stipulation that he couldn’t bring his own staff and they could only offer him half of what he was making at Baylor.
When he was younger, he had his career path planned out. He was going to be an assistant coach for seven years, then become a head coach for 10 years, during which he’d go to four Final Fours and win three national titles. Then he was going to get hired by the Los Angeles Lakers, work there for three years and then get fired or resign. Then he and his wife would travel through Africa building schools.
Crazy? Maybe. But it was that kind of thinking that allowed him to help Drew build Baylor — from one of the worst major-conference programs in the country to a consistent winner.
The Bears won just eight games in their first year under Drew. On Feb. 9, 2005, during his second season at the school, Baylor was off to a 1-7 start in the Big 12. Tang remembers standing on the court at Texas Tech and calling Tweety Carter, then a high school junior in Reserve, La.
“One day we’re going to be No. 1 in the country,” Tang recalls telling Carter, “and we’re going to come in here and this place is going to be packed.”
“We were trying to sell the dream,” Tang says. “When I said it, I don’t know if I really believed it.”
The Bears never got to No. 1 with Carter, the program’s first McDonald’s All-American, but as a senior, Carter helped lead them to an Elite Eight.
On Jan. 9, 2017, the Bears did get to No. 1 in the country for the first time, and the next night Tang remembers standing on a court again, this time at West Virginia. He looked around. The place was packed. “Man,” he thought, “I remember calling kids telling them we were going to do this.”
Last season the Bears had the longest winning streak (23) in Big 12 history, would have been a No. 1 seed for the first time and were legitimate national title contenders. This year you could argue they should be the favorite, and that’ll probably get settled Dec. 5 in a meeting with No. 1 Gonzaga.
But all of this that Tang has lived through now, it’s allowed him not to lose that dreaming spirit when it comes to his future. He brings up Duke assistant coaches and how they land jobs at places such as Marquette and Northwestern. “I feel like what we do here is as good if not better,” he says. “We haven’t gone to the Final Four yet and we haven’t won a national championship yet, but it’s coming. And Coach is going to be a Hall of Famer.”
He brings up the Baylor assistants who have gone on to head jobs — Matthew Driscoll at North Florida, Grant McCasland at North Texas and Paul Mills at Oral Roberts — and rattles off the coach of the year honors they’ve had and the turnarounds they’ve spearheaded.
Tang wants that opportunity, but as he told Baylor’s players recently: “Everybody’s got dreams, but you can’t let those dreams stop you from what you’re doing right now.”
On Saturday, the task will be leading the second-ranked Bears to a win over Louisiana-Lafayette as the interim head coach and then doing it again on Sunday against Washington, hopefully moving his record as a head coach to 4-0. (He stepped in for Drew in 2013 when the coach was suspended for two games.)
This team, Tang knows, is special and has a chance to win the national championship and cut down nets. He dreams of that for them. For him, he’s appreciative of where he is. Years after he got the job at Baylor, his wife would tell him about sitting in that parking lot after getting denied Medicaid and crying, not knowing what they would do next.
Days later Tang was a college basketball assistant, a job that came with insurance.
Seventeen years later, he’s considered one of the top assistants in college basketball, and while this weekend will be a cool opportunity and he’ll enjoy calling the plays and running the timeouts, he knows it’s still Drew’s program and he still has dreams for himself.
“I never dreamed of holding a piece of the net,” Tang says. “It was the whole net.”
Link?
https://theathletic.com/2225534/2020/11/28/jerome-tang-baylor-interim-head-coach-scott-drew/?source=user_shared_article
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Hopefully this unites the fan base again. Fun hire!
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Should be fun.
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sounds like everyone is excited about this. let's all hug it out.
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I've been a tang-head since back in the day and this is a slam dunk hire.
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Should be fun.
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Man, he looks really good in lavender.
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sounds like everyone is excited about this. let's all hug it out.
Come here and give me a big ole hug :katpak:
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he's very handsome.
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Has everyone here ever agreed with something unanimously? This seems surreal
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Is there a hunkier POA head coach in the big12? I can’t think of one
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I’m honestly surprised and impressed by Gene’s decision
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Currie was the master of budgeting and fundraising, but the Mustang has proven himself to go after winners.
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I’m honestly surprised and impressed by Gene’s decision
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I was preparing myself for the South Dakota State coach or soneone equally as uninspiring. Tang is such a pleasant surprise and great job by GT. My only complaint is it came at least a year too late, but I'll let that go for EMAW unity.
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this feels like the early days of the frank/huggins era.
Hold on boys, its gonna be a fun ride. I can feel it.
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The people who still try and inspire Gene as a hack, because he hired a good football coach from NDSU is still weird to me, but whatever, go cats!
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Welcome, Coach!
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Tangarang, Rufio!
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he's very handsome.
For a moment I thought we had hired Idris Elba
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he's very handsome.
For a moment I thought we had hired Idris Elba
Same.
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Fellas, if you take your wife to a cats game you may want to pack a towel, this is a family blog so that's all I'm going to say.
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Anybody know what kinda guy Tang is? Screamer? Calm? I tried to watch him in KC but I was on the wrong side of the arena.
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How many of you are showing up to his presser holding up signs of positivity and fun, welcoming messages? I hope a lot because that would be pretty cool. Also Gene deserves some praise as well.
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Tangarang, Rufio!
was trying to figure out how to work this in but of course, incrediby talented BBS'r SkinnyBenny has it covered. you can fly, you can crow. you are the real Pan
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like i was just sayin to myself i says "self, what overture will Fitz and the Lemon Parties come out with the commemorate this momentus occassion?" and I have no idea like the first thought was that REM song Tang and Blame but that's kind of slow and this feels like it deserves a real banger and then i thought Oh! what about that Rammstein soung Feuer Frei (TANG! TANG!) and i guess what i'm trying to say is i'm really excited to see what FatLPs drops
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Brad has Gary Patterson energy
Oh crap, we'll need to hire a mop boy. :D
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This semi-literate phogger says it's a bad hire:
As some that’s been around Tang here is my thoughts:
Tang was one of Baylor main recruiters. He lead a lot of the negative recruiting towards other B12 schools. He got in some hot water early on for saying he finished college when he hadn’t which he he tried to use against KU and Tech while Knight was there (Knight really disliked him). He got kids to look at Baylor but it was a lot of kids who where high risk/reward types.
He was one of the coaches (along with the ORU guy) who talked Drew into the 2-3 zone during that first NCAA tournament they went to. My understanding was he still advocated for up until they ditched it a few years ago. His x/o are the big question. He’s more a hype guy.
He was staring to run into Venables-type questions of why he wasn’t taking HC jobs. I’ve heard of some skeletons but nothing more than whispers. He’ll get his guys up to play but I get the feeling he’ll flame out at State.
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This semi-literate phogger says it's a bad hire:
As some that’s been around Tang here is my thoughts:
Tang was one of Baylor main recruiters. He lead a lot of the negative recruiting towards other B12 schools. He got in some hot water early on for saying he finished college when he hadn’t which he he tried to use against KU and Tech while Knight was there (Knight really disliked him). He got kids to look at Baylor but it was a lot of kids who where high risk/reward types.
He was one of the coaches (along with the ORU guy) who talked Drew into the 2-3 zone during that first NCAA tournament they went to. My understanding was he still advocated for up until they ditched it a few years ago. His x/o are the big question. He’s more a hype guy.
He was staring to run into Venables-type questions of why he wasn’t taking HC jobs. I’ve heard of some skeletons but nothing more than whispers. He’ll get his guys up to play but I get the feeling he’ll flame out at State.
They are rough ridin' terrified :love:
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Guys, we're going to be putting recruits' faces on rockets yet again.
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This semi-literate phogger says it's a bad hire:
As some that’s been around Tang here is my thoughts:
Tang was one of Baylor main recruiters. He lead a lot of the negative recruiting towards other B12 schools. He got in some hot water early on for saying he finished college when he hadn’t which he he tried to use against KU and Tech while Knight was there (Knight really disliked him). He got kids to look at Baylor but it was a lot of kids who where high risk/reward types.
He was one of the coaches (along with the ORU guy) who talked Drew into the 2-3 zone during that first NCAA tournament they went to. My understanding was he still advocated for up until they ditched it a few years ago. His x/o are the big question. He’s more a hype guy.
He was staring to run into Venables-type questions of why he wasn’t taking HC jobs. I’ve heard of some skeletons but nothing more than whispers. He’ll get his guys up to play but I get the feeling he’ll flame out at State.
:lol:
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^^knight reallly disliking him is the biggest plus i've heard so far
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This semi-literate phogger says it's a bad hire:
As some that’s been around Tang here is my thoughts:
Tang was one of Baylor main recruiters. He lead a lot of the negative recruiting towards other B12 schools. He got in some hot water early on for saying he finished college when he hadn’t which he he tried to use against KU and Tech while Knight was there (Knight really disliked him). He got kids to look at Baylor but it was a lot of kids who where high risk/reward types.
He was one of the coaches (along with the ORU guy) who talked Drew into the 2-3 zone during that first NCAA tournament they went to. My understanding was he still advocated for up until they ditched it a few years ago. His x/o are the big question. He’s more a hype guy.
He was staring to run into Venables-type questions of why he wasn’t taking HC jobs. I’ve heard of some skeletons but nothing more than whispers. He’ll get his guys up to play but I get the feeling he’ll flame out at State.
We know the first bolded sentence is a lie. I have no idea how he would know the second bolded sentence, that's dog whistle'y a.f.
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Don't you love "he was a negative recruiter" followed by a bunch of negative innuendo right up to the punchline "I’ve heard of some skeletons but nothing more than whispers."
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Guys, we're going to be putting recruits' faces on rockets yet again.
i’m ready
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Phog:
There’s a reason he’s been an assistant for 19 years.
Grant McCasland at North Texas is 10x the coach that Tang is.
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This semi-literate phogger says it's a bad hire:
As some that’s been around Tang here is my thoughts:
Tang was one of Baylor main recruiters. He lead a lot of the negative recruiting towards other B12 schools. He got in some hot water early on for saying he finished college when he hadn’t which he he tried to use against KU and Tech while Knight was there (Knight really disliked him). He got kids to look at Baylor but it was a lot of kids who where high risk/reward types.
He was one of the coaches (along with the ORU guy) who talked Drew into the 2-3 zone during that first NCAA tournament they went to. My understanding was he still advocated for up until they ditched it a few years ago. His x/o are the big question. He’s more a hype guy.
He was staring to run into Venables-type questions of why he wasn’t taking HC jobs. I’ve heard of some skeletons but nothing more than whispers. He’ll get his guys up to play but I get the feeling he’ll flame out at State.
We know the first bolded sentence is a lie. I have no idea how he would know the second bolded sentence, that's dog whistle'y a.f.
IMO the more phog hate there is the better the hire.
Baylor ascension and ku's no longer unipole dominance of the conference the last 4 years has really done a number on them
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Oh noes, Bobby Knight didn't like him, guys.
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:love:
Most of the time, these guys that are known as recruiters absolutely fail at their first job as a head coach somewhere because of two main reasons—no idea how to be an X’s and O’s Coach and no idea how to lead a program.
This will fail badly at KSU.
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Please keep posting these gems everyone :bwpopcorn:
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He got kids to look at Baylor but it was a lot of kids who where high risk/reward types.
This is absurd given the quality of recruits Baylor has had. But even if it were true, it would speak highly of Tang's judgment.
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Guys, we're going to be putting recruits' faces on rockets yet again.
i’m ready
The tangriest fanbase in America is back.
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I'm pretty fired up guys. This is great
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Won't be able to sell god anymore to land players:
I always thought Baylor / Drew were able to get their recruits by selling religion to them and the kids parents. Something like Its gods plan for them to go to Baylor . Tang also seems to be big into religion. Not sure how that will work at public university .
PRIOR TO BAYLOR. Tang was also the athletic director at Heritage Christian, a birth-through-high school private school that boasted 145 students and just 30 high school students (10th-12th grades). Away from the gym, Tang served as youth pastor at First Assembly of God.
https://twitter.com/CoachJTang
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Phog thinks this is the worst hire in the history of college basketball, so yeah I'm pretty stoked
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A Phog fairy tale (they'll post and believe anything):
I can tell you this story:
A long time ago, over 10 years, Baylor was recruiting a kid out of Irving, TX named Rickey Scott. Tang/Drew told Scott's high school coach, and I quote: "If Rickey doesn't sign with Baylor, we are never recruiting another kid from your school ever again."
They held true to that, because they didn't start recruiting another kid from the same school named Andrew Jones until that coach left.
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I can tell you this story:
A long time ago, over 10 years, Baylor was recruiting a kid out of Irving, TX named Rickey Scott. Tang/Drew told Scott's high school coach, and I quote: "If Rickey doesn't sign with Baylor, we are never recruiting another kid from your school ever again."
They held true to that, because they didn't start recruiting another kid from the same school named Andrew Jones until that coach left.
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I get pretty horned up every time they say Drew/Tang cause it reminds me of that one time Drew/Tang won a national championship.
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I get pretty horned up every time they say Drew/Tang cause it reminds me of that one time Drew/Tang won a national championship.
Kinda worried to see what happens when you break up the blues brothers though.
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What if Tang was responsible for Baylor staying in the tunnel that one time instead of watching KU's pregame hype video? That would make me like Tang even more.
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It's a Tang Thang, U wouldn't understand
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It's a Tang Thang, U wouldn't understand
My t-shirt suggestion
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A Phog fairy tale (they'll post and believe anything):
I can tell you this story:
A long time ago, over 10 years, Baylor was recruiting a kid out of Irving, TX named Rickey Scott. Tang/Drew told Scott's high school coach, and I quote: "If Rickey doesn't sign with Baylor, we are never recruiting another kid from your school ever again."
They held true to that, because they didn't start recruiting another kid from the same school named Andrew Jones until that coach left.
Just for the record Rickey Scott graduated from MacArthur High School in 2010, Jones in 2016. They had no high major recruits between then and the only D1 players they had were two brothers who went to army and only played 3 combined years and had one start between the two of them.
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Is Tang the Venables of Basketball?
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It's a Tang Thang, U wouldn't understand
My t-shirt suggestion
You are basically pre-rich at this moment. Tangy Cats is another one that I am warming up to.
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Is Tang the Venables of Basketball?
We are to basketball what OU is to football so it’s a fair comparo imo.
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This hire is at best a crapshoot, and it was only made possible by Baylor winning a crapshoot last year.
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“Tang ‘Em Cats”
my new t-shirt suggesto
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@stunted it appears as if our guy is Blasian
https://twitter.com/AsianCoaches/status/1505710115084636160
(https://i.ibb.co/XtCzNVh/Screenshot-20220321-123005.png)
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@stunted it appears as if our guy is Blasian
https://twitter.com/AsianCoaches/status/1505710115084636160
(https://i.ibb.co/XtCzNVh/Screenshot-20220321-123005.png)
Born in TT (Trinidad and Tobago)
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ready for staff announcements and recruiting updates!!!
:emawkid: :emawkid: :emawkid: :emawkid: :emawkid: :emawkid: :emawkid: :emawkid:
feels really good to care again
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so far the biggest knock on him seems to be that he kicks ass at recruiting :dunno:
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really is time for a new board name
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Does anyone know when the press conference will be?
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Phog:
How many big time programs are hiring guys in their 60’s these days though?
He's 55 by the way. lol
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The more the phog reaches the better I like this hire :love:
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Phog:
How many big time programs are hiring guys in their 60’s these days though?
He's 55 by the way. lol
i thought that was maybe a retort to the idea that he would have some success here and bolt
but who really knows
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Phog:
How many big time programs are hiring guys in their 60’s these days though?
He's 55 by the way. lol
i thought that was maybe a retort to the idea that he would have some success here and bolt
but who really knows
it was, funny since that poster decided to ignore the fact that he’s stayed in waco for two decades
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Tang agreed to a 6-year contract, which was approved by the K-State Athletics, Inc., Board of Directors and President Richard Linton. Tang will be paid $2.1 million in 2022-23 and will receive a $100,000 base salary increase each year remaining on the contract ($2.2 million in 2023-24, $2.3 million in 2024-25, $2.4 million in 2025-26, $2.5 million in 2026-27 and $2.6 million in 2027-28).
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really is time for a new board name
THOSE THAT FLY ON THE COURT PREFER TANG.
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Tang's about to mush Weber's talking point about recruiting to Manhattan
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Tang agreed to a 6-year contract, which was approved by the K-State Athletics, Inc., Board of Directors and President Richard Linton. Tang will be paid $2.1 million in 2022-23 and will receive a $100,000 base salary increase each year remaining on the contract ($2.2 million in 2023-24, $2.3 million in 2024-25, $2.4 million in 2025-26, $2.5 million in 2026-27 and $2.6 million in 2027-28).
This is less than I expected
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Can’t wait to watch our awesome hype vids featuring Coach Tang and our adorable super studs Pack and Nowell! And Shane!!!
Guys basketball is so fun again!
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Tang agreed to a 6-year contract, which was approved by the K-State Athletics, Inc., Board of Directors and President Richard Linton. Tang will be paid $2.1 million in 2022-23 and will receive a $100,000 base salary increase each year remaining on the contract ($2.2 million in 2023-24, $2.3 million in 2024-25, $2.4 million in 2025-26, $2.5 million in 2026-27 and $2.6 million in 2027-28).
This is less than I expected
We'll lose potato face if we offer more.
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Can’t wait to watch our awesome hype vids featuring Coach Tang and our adorable super studs Pack and Nowell! And Shane!!!
Guys basketball is so fun again!
CK is there too, (and hopefully all 4 can/will stay)
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Can’t wait to watch our awesome hype vids featuring Coach Tang and our adorable super studs Pack and Nowell! And Shane!!!
Guys basketball is so fun again!
CK is there too, (and hopefully all 4 can/will stay)
Jake wants to coach too and Rod!! We have tons of young stud ambassadors!
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Can't believe Coach Tang doesn't have a wikipedia page.
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how much of that Brad bread we gonna plow into asst's and cruitin?
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Nice gE reference from #TangTime!
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Can't believe Coach Tang doesn't have a wikipedia page.
Facts, I looked for it yesterday, was pretty surprised by that
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https://twitter.com/kellisrobinett/status/1505977044051628047?s=21
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Looks like Tang took less money to get a baller assistant coaching staff. Smart move, will just get an nice bump and extension when he makes the S16 in a year or two.
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Tang agreed to a 6-year contract, which was approved by the K-State Athletics, Inc., Board of Directors and President Richard Linton. Tang will be paid $2.1 million in 2022-23 and will receive a $100,000 base salary increase each year remaining on the contract ($2.2 million in 2023-24, $2.3 million in 2024-25, $2.4 million in 2025-26, $2.5 million in 2026-27 and $2.6 million in 2027-28).
This is less than I expected
We'll lose potato face if we offer more.
I think they are paying Tang what makes sense for both parties, huge raise for him and still a relatively cheap contract for KSU athletics. Just less than I thought it would be.
But you think CK is going to leave kstate if the basketball coach makes anything within 1 million of him? Where's he gonna go? What school is going to hire CK at what he makes now or more? He's done an OK job, but no one is knocking on the door for him
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Looks like Tang took less money to get a baller assistant coaching staff. Smart move, will just get an nice bump and extension when he makes the S16 in a year or two.
This would make sense, pay the guys you want from Baylor enough they can't say no.
Hopefully keep Shane and the core of the remaining roster, bring in some stud big-man transfers. Instant tournament team.
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how much of that Brad bread we gonna plow into asst's and cruitin?
Man I really luke’d hard in here lol. You are right though, I think the staff is going to be bussin as the kids say.
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how much of that Brad bread we gonna plow into asst's and cruitin?
Man I really luke’d hard in here lol. You are right though, I think the staff is going to be bussin as the kids say.
No cap
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https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1505993561459859465?s=20&t=82Hdy8MG-iGrzofAifjNVQ
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really impressed by Taylor here. this was about as clean a search as I can remember. apparently went after brad aggressively, and when that failed, still nabbed Tang. this is not a #fargosupperclub hire, which is what i expected coming into it.
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Tang agreed to a 6-year contract, which was approved by the K-State Athletics, Inc., Board of Directors and President Richard Linton. Tang will be paid $2.1 million in 2022-23 and will receive a $100,000 base salary increase each year remaining on the contract ($2.2 million in 2023-24, $2.3 million in 2024-25, $2.4 million in 2025-26, $2.5 million in 2026-27 and $2.6 million in 2027-28).
This is less than I expected
We'll lose potato face if we offer more.
I think they are paying Tang what makes sense for both parties, huge raise for him and still a relatively cheap contract for KSU athletics. Just less than I thought it would be.
But you think CK is going to leave kstate if the basketball coach makes anything within 1 million of him? Where's he gonna go? What school is going to hire CK at what he makes now or more? He's done an OK job, but no one is knocking on the door for him
Maybe one of the Big 10 schools that probably didn't really call him that one time before he got his extension. :dunno:
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Hey bozos, this thread is about JEROME TANG
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That's a lot of skrilla for someone who has never been a HC before.
This has all the red flags of disaster for the taters.
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everyone except ku fans seem to agree that it’s a great hire. what do they know that everyone else doesn’t?
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@stunted it appears as if our guy is Blasian
https://twitter.com/AsianCoaches/status/1505710115084636160
(https://i.ibb.co/XtCzNVh/Screenshot-20220321-123005.png)
OMG, he has a kid named Seven!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRUdaWZ4FN0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRUdaWZ4FN0)
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everyone except ku fans seem to agree that it’s a great hire. what do they know that everyone else doesn’t?
They know fear clams, they know fear.
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T shirt:
CLEEPA
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march 21 will forever be remembered as Win the Tang Day
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Blasian new horizons with Tang.
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march 21 will forever be remembered as Win the Tang Day
lmao
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I think I'm going to cry.
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everyone except ku fans seem to agree that it’s a great hire. what do they know that everyone else doesn’t?
They know fear clams, they know fear.
Those dipshits haven't hired a coach since clinton was pres, or something. They don't even have a finger on the pulse of what the process actually is. I bet Bill signed his contract via Fax fucksake.
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"Poon Tang" trending on Phog, rough ridin' juveniles. I even heard Self say it at Johnny's West. He said Pa, pa, pa poon Tang.
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really impressed by Taylor here. this was about as clean a search as I can remember. apparently went after brad aggressively, and when that failed, still nabbed Tang. this is not a #fargosupperclub hire, which is what i expected coming into it.
It’s gonna be egg on face when you doubt The Mustang. Best recognize
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@stunted it appears as if our guy is Blasian
😍😍😍
Jerome? will fix KSU mbb and end racism. This is the happiest day of my life.
*The ? is supposed to the Chinese character for tang/soup.
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really impressed by Taylor here. this was about as clean a search as I can remember. apparently went after brad aggressively, and when that failed, still nabbed Tang. this is not a #fargosupperclub hire, which is what i expected coming into it.
It’s gonna be egg on face when you doubt The Mustang. Best recognize
mus-tang
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everyone except ku fans seem to agree that it’s a great hire. what do they know that everyone else doesn’t?
They know fear clams, they know fear.
Those dipshits haven't hired a coach since clinton was pres, or something. They don't even have a finger on the pulse of what the process actually is. I bet Bill signed his contract via Fax fucksake.
To be fair, you guys are cherry picking the bad takes. When I was reading that thread yesterday, I would say the majority of posters thought it was a surprisingly good hire. So do I.
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really impressed by Taylor here. this was about as clean a search as I can remember. apparently went after brad aggressively, and when that failed, still nabbed Tang. this is not a #fargosupperclub hire, which is what i expected coming into it.
It’s gonna be egg on face when you doubt The Mustang. Best recognize
mus-tang
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It was there all along...
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everyone except ku fans seem to agree that it’s a great hire. what do they know that everyone else doesn’t?
They know fear clams, they know fear.
Those dipshits haven't hired a coach since clinton was pres, or something. They don't even have a finger on the pulse of what the process actually is. I bet Bill signed his contract via Fax fucksake.
To be fair, you guys are cherry picking the bad takes. When I was reading that thread yesterday, I would say the majority of posters thought it was a surprisingly good hire. So do I.
Don’t try your reverse psychology here squawk
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Very happy with this hire. Great to be excited about hoops again and can't wait to take my daughter to watch the fighTANG Wildcats!
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everyone except ku fans seem to agree that it’s a great hire. what do they know that everyone else doesn’t?
They've heard whispers!
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D Scott (and this really is good)
https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2022/3/22/sports-extra-tang-thankful-and-ready-to-work.aspx
TANG: You need some dudes, right? At the end of the day, it's not rocket science. You have to get some dudes on campus. There was a time there were some dudes here, and there are a couple dudes still on campus. We just have to get some more dudes around them. The competition is what makes practice every day great, which allows you to raise your level of play when you face competition on the outside. We want to find guys who really embrace competition. If all these guys want to play professionally, guess what, when you go and become a pro, whether its overseas or in the NBA, there are other good players on that roster, and you have to compete against them to get onto the floor. You've got to learn to compete early in life. We want to find kids who are super competitive, and who don't shy away from it, and they don't care that there are other good players. Good players want to play with other good players. Bad players want to play by themselves.
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I'm going to ignore spanking the two year old and instead focus on getting dudes
:love:
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I'm going to ignore spanking the two year old and instead focus on getting dudes
:love:
LOL, I said the same thing! And the whole "obedient to his father" thing. Live and let if (if you go get some dudes).
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TANG: When I read about Kansas State basketball and the rich history and traditions, my heart swells, but I also feel a burden as coach because I've become the steward, and I've been entrusted with such a tremendous program and history. I can't do this by myself. To all our alumni and legends, this is your program, and I'm just the dude who's doing it right now. I'm a servant, and I'm here for you guys. I want you to know that this is your program, and you're important to this program and to the future of the program — not just the past but the future.
Your investment and your time, coming by and talking to the guys and spending time with them, and just your knowledge — your investment goes a long way. One of the best things we did at Baylor was our Vet Week, when all the former players would come back in the summer and spend a few days with our guys and just be able to talk to them. Some of the younger ones would play with them, but the older ones would just pour into their lives. There's something about someone who's done it before and who's been there that goes a lot farther than a coach telling them.
You guys are welcome any time to come back. This is your program and we need you in order to be what we're capable of being.
This might be my favorite part of the whole article
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I'm going to ignore spanking the two year old and instead focus on getting dudes
:love:
i'm.... surprised they kept that in there.
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I'm going to ignore spanking the two year old and instead focus on getting dudes
:love:
i'm.... surprised they kept that in there.
Then the line right after that says his wife quit CPS. Holy crap!
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Look, we are a Michael Beasley away from me forgiving beating an unlimited amount of children. A Bill Walker gets you like half a dozen kids you can beat with a free pass. I'd probably say 1, maybe 2, for a Jake Pullen.
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LOTS of apples going to be given out in the Little Apple, cat fans!
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TANG: When I read about Kansas State basketball and the rich history and traditions, my heart swells, but I also feel a burden as coach because I've become the steward, and I've been entrusted with such a tremendous program and history. I can't do this by myself. To all our alumni and legends, this is your program, and I'm just the dude who's doing it right now. I'm a servant, and I'm here for you guys. I want you to know that this is your program, and you're important to this program and to the future of the program — not just the past but the future.
Your investment and your time, coming by and talking to the guys and spending time with them, and just your knowledge — your investment goes a long way. One of the best things we did at Baylor was our Vet Week, when all the former players would come back in the summer and spend a few days with our guys and just be able to talk to them. Some of the younger ones would play with them, but the older ones would just pour into their lives. There's something about someone who's done it before and who's been there that goes a lot farther than a coach telling them.
You guys are welcome any time to come back. This is your program and we need you in order to be what we're capable of being.
This might be my favorite part of the whole article
:Purple Koolaid:
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:emawkid:
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TANG: When I read about Kansas State basketball and the rich history and traditions, my heart swells, but I also feel a burden as coach because I've become the steward, and I've been entrusted with such a tremendous program and history. I can't do this by myself. To all our alumni and legends, this is your program, and I'm just the dude who's doing it right now. I'm a servant, and I'm here for you guys. I want you to know that this is your program, and you're important to this program and to the future of the program — not just the past but the future.
Your investment and your time, coming by and talking to the guys and spending time with them, and just your knowledge — your investment goes a long way. One of the best things we did at Baylor was our Vet Week, when all the former players would come back in the summer and spend a few days with our guys and just be able to talk to them. Some of the younger ones would play with them, but the older ones would just pour into their lives. There's something about someone who's done it before and who's been there that goes a lot farther than a coach telling them.
You guys are welcome any time to come back. This is your program and we need you in order to be what we're capable of being.
This might be my favorite part of the whole article
My favorite was the part about being all in like cheering for football, women’s basketball, etc.
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The fundy religion stuff is going to be a home run with a large portion of the fanbase that doesn't go to games or message board.
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I'm going to ignore spanking the two year old and instead focus on getting dudes
:love:
i'm.... surprised they kept that in there.
Then the line right after that says his wife quit CPS. Holy crap!
So wild! Also it was at a job interview when he was dead broke!
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Tang is going to get Beasley and Pullen Jersey’s hung in the rafters, I can feel it in my plums.
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Damn. He’s like Snyder. On the surface, soft spoken, nice. Behind closed doors: probably uses the F word
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The fundy religion stuff is going to be a home run with a large portion of the fanbase that doesn't go to games or message board.
agreed that the end-times fundie stuff will play well with most of the fan base, hopefully including major boosters who I imagine are the sort of people that eagerly await the next Koch brothers newsletter
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My apologies for being too lazy to read entire thread, but has his recruiting skills been discussed? I'm sure he's factored in his loss of the religious university recruiting advantage (the recruiter gets assistance to the recruit's local Baptist church from the university as a payoff, but not counted as a payoff).
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The fundy religion stuff is going to be a home run with a large portion of the fanbase that doesn't go to games or message board.
Yes, and a large portion of ‘cruits parents.
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Just put down the deposit for new season tickets. Can’t wait to be back amongst the faithful and bring some doom.
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The fundy religion stuff is going to be a home run with a large portion of the fanbase that doesn't go to games or message board.
Yes, and a large portion of ‘cruits parents.
And an extremely large portion of highly rated recruits as well.
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coach self, pure class as always
https://twitter.com/chrislillykake/status/1506346423570292737?s=21
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(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ReasonableTenderFirebelliedtoad-size_restricted.gif)
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you can tell in that video that coach self (who is always very classy) is shitting himself because of this hire by the mus-tang
with the pending death penalty that is about to be levied against ku, and now Tang in MHK, i’d be shocked if he doesn’t bail the ku job any day now
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Sign over state ownership now William.
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I'm going to ignore spanking the two year old and instead focus on getting dudes
:love:
i'm.... surprised they kept that in there.
Then the line right after that says his wife quit CPS. Holy crap!
So wild! Also it was at a job interview when he was dead broke!
And a turnoff to others. Texas fundies are nearly indistinguishable from fascists right now, cheerleading some truly dangerous and authoritarian policy. Hope he leaves the sky god thumping at home.
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I hope he keeps doing exactly what he's doing to get the very best players in the whole world to come to Kansas State University, personally.
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Let's leave the pit stuff in the pit.
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I hope he keeps doing exactly what he's doing to get the very best players in the whole world to come to Kansas State University, personally.
Agreed
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Man, I really like Tang. I'm sure he'll have a fun team to watch.
Any goEMAW'ers in this vid.?
https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1506079410587422720?s=20&t=NSWoPfqVtC08zmcho4ox3w
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Let's leave the pit stuff in the pit.
I sincerely hope we can
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let's forget all the religious stuff and whatever. the man has charisma and the success to back it up. that's all he's going to need to pull in a bunch of stud players and coaches.
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the fact that underwood was thought of as a grand slam hire and sure thing, it's amazing that tang has made us forget about him.
underwood definitely isn't as sure of a thing as we thought. he got exposed a bit - what's he going to be without cockburn? and the more we find out about tang, the higher his ceiling appears to be. all this at a big discount that'll let him find some great assistants and recruit$. plus he wants to be here even more than sweaty undies, and probably would finish out his coaching career here, even if he were very successful.
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the fact that underwood was thought of as a grand slam hire and sure thing, it's amazing that tang has made us forget about him.
underwood definitely isn't as sure of a thing as we thought. he got exposed a bit - what's he going to be without cockburn? and the more we find out about tang, the higher his ceiling appears to be. all this at a big discount that'll let him find some great assistants and recruit$. plus he wants to be here even more than sweaty undies, and probably would finish out his coaching career here, even if he were very successful.
I could see a Texas school stealing him away down the line if he’s wildly successful, but I definitely think Tang was a great hire because of (1) the upside, and (2) you can tell he’s inherently loyal. As long as KSU treats him right it would be really tough for a school to steal him away. That’s what I’m more excited about than anything. If he starts succeeding here it will be a wild ride.
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Imagine how good we would have to be for a P5 program to pluck him away. I’m getting hard just thinking about it.
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we're swimming in wheat money now, we can match anything.
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He'd go back to Baylor if Drew moves on. He's from Houston kind of, so maybe. Don't think Tech or TCU would have much apeal.
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you can tell in that video that coach self (who is always very classy) is shitting himself because of this hire by the mus-tang
with the pending death penalty that is about to be levied against ku, and now Tang in MHK, i’d be shocked if he doesn’t bail the ku job any day now
Yes, very astute analysis (as always).
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Let's leave the pit stuff in the pit.
What about Martin Luther quotes? Can they stay? :dunno:
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There are certainly some Martin Luther quotes that are very pit worthy.
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Luther was definitely a pit poster.
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OK. Rules are rules.
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Sorry if Luk'd but I enjoyed the Boscoe's Boys pod that dropped this morning where they talk with _FAN about the hire. You might like it too. I might be getting excited about KSU hoops again!
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Sorry if Luk'd but I enjoyed the Boscoe's Boys pod that dropped this morning where they talk with _FAN about the hire. You might like it too. I might be getting excited about KSU hoops again!
Might be?
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Sorry if Luk'd but I enjoyed the Boscoe's Boys pod that dropped this morning where they talk with _FAN about the hire. You might like it too. I might be getting excited about KSU hoops again!
Might be?
Finished the _FAN interview. Now listening to the scottwildcat interview with the Baylor reporter guy and I'm officially excited!
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:love:
https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1506711158761349127?s=20&t=I7_zkn-MOnZNaQmfiSK5zA
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:love:
https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1506711158761349127?s=20&t=I7_zkn-MOnZNaQmfiSK5zA
Lavender is their color
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That lavender looks amazing.
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Beautiful family Mr Tang
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:love:
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So our unis are going to get like Baylor-type overhaul?
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That picture is like looking at royalty. Someone should let them know that they don’t have to do the stupid hand thing though.
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That picture is like looking at royalty. Someone should let them know that they don’t have to do the stupid hand thing though.
I agree with every word of this post.
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That picture is like looking at royalty. Someone should let them know that they don’t have to do the stupid hand thing though.
I agree with every word of this post.
:cyclist:
I agree though. :frown:
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I was okay with the hand sign thing because all the Texas schools have hand signs and we were basically the Texas conference.
But now we're like the new AAC. So, eff the hand signs.
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Let's go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzK6Uya9Inc&t=5s
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dude has some energy
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MEAN GENE!!!
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He's the opposite of a SLTH. He clearly believes he can recruit the stars and players that are needed to win now, not five years from now if all of the cards line up just right.
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Players coach for sure too
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He's the opposite of a SLTH. He clearly believes he can recruit the stars and players that are needed to win now, not five years from now if all of the cards line up just right.
Hell yeah
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Let's go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzK6Uya9Inc&t=5s
Did not realize it was April 19 already.
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I was okay with the hand sign thing because all the Texas schools have hand signs and we were basically the Texas conference.
But now we're like the new AAC. So, eff the hand signs.
The hand thing bothers me. I mean I don’t think we can do much better if we insist on having one (they all look dumb other than hook ‘em) but I always cringe when I see people doing it.
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Football can do whatevs, but I hope basketball gets angry enough again where the only hand signals are fistpumps and double birds.
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#GRABTHETANGSHOVEL
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Football can do whatevs, but I hope basketball gets angry enough again where the only hand signals are fistpumps and double birds.
No need to be angry when you got dudes running up and down the floor making behind the back passes and dunk shots all game long.
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How goddamn adorable is this?!
https://twitter.com/glenn_kinley/status/1506741837838655492?s=21
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Also, ‘stoner boner, get your ass here and apologize to mustang for being mean all these years to him and hug it out bro! Cats!
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https://twitter.com/kstatembb/status/1506790900751470598?s=21
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I have never really heard him speak before, until this week and his little tooth whistle crap is endearing AF! :love:
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I have never really heard him speak before, until this week and his little tooth whistle crap is endearing AF! :love:
Yeah it's almost a lisp and I love it
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I have never really heard him speak before, until this week and his little tooth whistle crap is endearing AF! :love:
Yeah it's almost a lisp and I love it
:thumbs:
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How goddamn adorable is this?!
https://twitter.com/glenn_kinley/status/1506741837838655492?s=21
(https://c.tenor.com/_w4qfEzQzFoAAAAM/indecisive-i-dont-know.gif)
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Robert is a lot, I get it. If he demands more Caffeine free Diet Coke at the next tailgate I see him at, I might walk away to the restroom, but better to take in the weird crap first and then meet the regs afterwards. It’s whatever. He handled it well.
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:thumbs:
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I'm sure he was coached on Robert
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Probably just relaying all the best tailgating spots
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This guy gives me serious LHC Bill Snyder vibes. Extremely friendly until you eff with his dubs.
https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1506798702769319946
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He Fucks! (But only in the way our lord and savior, Jesus Christ would want him too)!
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This guy gives me serious LHC LHC LHC LHC LHC Bill Snyder vibes. Extremely friendly until you eff with his dubs.
https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1506798702769319946
Love this. And I adore the Mike Tyson-esque voice.
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This guy gives me serious LHC Bill Snyder vibes. Extremely friendly until you eff with his dubs.
https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1506798702769319946
Goodbye Playhard Chart
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Just ran through another wall for him.
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This guy gives me serious LHC Bill Snyder vibes. Extremely friendly until you eff with his dubs.
https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1506798702769319946
This is the first video that has actually moved me, the rest were boiler plate.
The Baylor radio guy said that Tang has some grit to him, he was the bad cop to Drew's good cop.
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https://twitter.com/l_hurd/status/1506790898889158660?s=21
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good stuff wacks :thumbs:
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Fun thread to follow:
https://247sports.com/college/kansas/board/103719/Contents/tang-184890073/?page=8
I totally forgot about DJamer Naismith after DreamWheater got blocked from that site many moons ago…
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good stuff wacks :thumbs:
:thumbs:
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I think KSUCK would have been better off taking a flyer on a mid major coach with some upside over Tang who will use the school for a better job just like Huggy and Martin did but hey KSUCK are who they are and thats why we love them.
i love when the idea of a coach being good enough to go get a better job is considered a negative
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Fun thread to follow:
https://247sports.com/college/kansas/board/103719/Contents/tang-184890073/?page=8
I totally forgot about DJamer Naismith after DreamWheater got blocked from that site many moons ago…
It's adorable that they say "P4" and talk about realignment like it's something they're waiting for and it's sure to include them.
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He Fucks! (But only in the way our lord and savior, Jesus Christ would want him too)!
Our coach is about winning, including (and especially) in the "marriage bed."
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I think KSUCK would have been better off taking a flyer on a mid major coach with some upside over Tang who will use the school for a better job just like Huggy and Martin did but hey KSUCK are who they are and thats why we love them.
i love when the idea of a coach being good enough to go get a better job is considered a negative
Also the idea that a mid major coach would somehow be less likely to win and leave than a 55 year old coach who just spent 19 years in Waco.
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They are scared. We're going to push their crap in. Self is a boss and will continue to be good, but you're only your next head coach away from mediocrity. And KU is only one misstep away from KSU taking our rightful place atop the B12 mountain.
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They are scared. We're going to push their crap in. Self is a boss and will continue to be good, but you're only your next head coach away from mediocrity. And KU is only one misstep away from KSU taking our rightful place atop the B12 mountain.
As I told you live (via video chat), I'm looking forward to the competition. It will make us both better and, as a bonus, be super entertaining. Exciting stuff going on for you guys. Looking forward to seeing the product on the court.
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Seems as if we’ve got a good ol’ fashion Tang Bang happening here. Count me in.
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Football can do whatevs, but I hope basketball gets angry enough again where the only hand signals are fistpumps and double birds.
No need to be angry when you got dudes running up and down the floor making behind the back passes and dunk shots all game long.
SIAP but it looks like the Angriest Fans in America are about to be sucked into a #CultureOfJoy.
https://twitter.com/BaylorMBB/status/1505981396057214982?s=20&t=iietKnVPGeyNarCdnCsAvw
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Maybe some of the people who want to be angry can go have a chat with Coach Tang about how the whole joy thing isn't going to work for them.
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Anybody know if the press conference today will be streamed live and how to watch?
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Anybody know if the press conference today will be streamed live and how to watch?
Rumor has it, it'll be on ESPN+
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Yes. noon cst on espn+
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According to K-State athletics:
The press conference will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ as well as K-State social channels. It will also be carried on the K-State Sports Network, as a Q&A with the Voice of the Wildcats Wyatt Thompson will follow the formal press conference.
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The culture of joy sounds more appealing than being angry all of the time does, anyway.
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Maybe some of the people who want to be angry can go have a chat with Coach Tang about how the whole joy thing isn't going to work for them.
The joy thing is working for me. :love:
https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1507028529128558592?s=20&t=Ng30V96I31yRcrAUCIjOiw
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I'm angry.
I'm angry that the line of lavender gear that his family is outfitted in isn't available anywhere. I have some lav stuff but I want the wildcats hoodie that his daughter has. If she was an XL, I'd beat her ass and take it from her. I had to buy a lavender t-shirt from Rally House last night, gross.
Angry enough?
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I'm angry.
I'm angry that the line of lavender gear that his family is outfitted in isn't available anywhere. I have some lav stuff but I want the wildcats hoodie that his daughter has. If she was an XL, I'd beat her ass and take it from her. I had to buy a lavender t-shirt from Rally House last night, gross.
Angry enough?
There is no way that the school would be marketing Tang the way they are if lavender wasn't about to come back in a big way. So prepare for joy.
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I know it's a big shock, but he's slaying this presser!
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damn it lunch ran long. Just jumping in. Loving the "off the podium" casual approach he's got going on
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You'll have to rewatch it. He's made me want to cry in a good way, many times already.
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You'll have to rewatch it. He's made me want to cry in a good way, many times already.
too lazy to look, is there a link?
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Typical softball questions at a press conference intended to pump up the new guy. Seems like he has a fire to win that oscar didn’t have, though.
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You'll have to rewatch it. He's made me want to cry in a good way, many times already.
Me too. ESPN+ almost messed it up though.
I live 5 hours away and I have to talk myself out of buying season tickets. You can bet your ass I'll be at that first game though, on some random November Wednesday against Coppin State.
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I'm sure they'll put it on K-State sports soon
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Typical softball questions at a press conference intended to pump up the new guy. Seems like he has a fire to win that oscar didn’t have, though.
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You think that trasher portal and NIL question was a softball? I've head plenty of people eff that up when they knew it was coming like our AD and past men's basketball coach, among many others.
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My favorite quote was when he got emotional speaking about Baylor and Scott Drew and what they meant to him and how it's going to feel to play them 2-3 times a year: "It's going to be real real tough.... ON THEM!" and then just stared at the audience with this badass confident look. :love:
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amaze. he's gonna teach the guys how to climb ladders
https://twitter.com/DYoungRivals/status/1507046773667282956?s=20&t=_qC_97Hqva5QTWs5CI-hAw
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I'm sure they'll put it on K-State sports soon
Agreed, they won't let us forget to go watch that on replay I bet.
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So far he’s literally done everything as perfect as he possibly could. He also gives off the type of energy that could unite the fan base behind him. Enough talk of God, family, and hard work to rally those that love oscar and “doing it the right way” and enough talk of wanting to win at almost any cost to intrigue the #mcmw crowd
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My favorite quote was when he got emotional speaking about Baylor and Scott Drew and what they meant to him and how it's going to feel to play them 2-3 times a year: "It's going to be real real tough.... ON THEM!" and then just stared at the audience with this badass confident look. :love:
My two favorite quotes were:
1. “Coach how do you plan to keep your emotions in check? It seemed you were starting to get emotional last night.”
Tang: (pause) I don’t want to keep my emotions in check.
2. The story about Scott Drew cracking open that bottle of wine he was saving to celebrate “something important” when Tang got the job, after he didn’t open it after the Big 12 or national championship.
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:love:
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I'm angry.
I'm angry that the line of lavender gear that his family is outfitted in isn't available anywhere. I have some lav stuff but I want the wildcats hoodie that his daughter has. If she was an XL, I'd beat her ass and take it from her. I had to buy a lavender t-shirt from Rally House last night, gross.
Angry enough?
Oh man. The whole staff wore some elite quarter zips this year and I looked all over and nothing. I was in Manhattan last week and I went everywhere hoping to find something similar and nothing at the Union, Rally, or the Superstore. I was bummed.
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https://twitter.com/ksu_fan/status/1507050726568177665?s=21
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Can’t wait to read the stories about Bramlage being vandalized by the opposing fan base the night before a big game!
amaze. he's gonna teach the guys how to climb ladders
https://twitter.com/DYoungRivals/status/1507046773667282956?s=20&t=_qC_97Hqva5QTWs5CI-hAw
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My favorite quote was when he got emotional speaking about Baylor and Scott Drew and what they meant to him and how it's going to feel to play them 2-3 times a year: "It's going to be real real tough.... ON THEM!" and then just stared at the audience with this badass confident look. :love:
My two favorite quotes were:
1. “Coach how do you plan to keep your emotions in check? It seemed you were starting to get emotional last night.”
Tang: (pause) I don’t want to keep my emotions in check.
2. The story about Scott Drew cracking open that bottle of wine he was saving to celebrate “something important” when Tang got the job, after he didn’t open it after the Big 12 or national championship.
#2 is cool but I hope this is the last I hear Scott Drew's name. He's the only thing that can taint Tang right now for me.
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My favorite quote was when he got emotional speaking about Baylor and Scott Drew and what they meant to him and how it's going to feel to play them 2-3 times a year: "It's going to be real real tough.... ON THEM!" and then just stared at the audience with this badass confident look. :love:
lmao irl call an ambulance meme
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I'm angry.
I'm angry that the line of lavender gear that his family is outfitted in isn't available anywhere. I have some lav stuff but I want the wildcats hoodie that his daughter has. If she was an XL, I'd beat her ass and take it from her. I had to buy a lavender t-shirt from Rally House last night, gross.
Angry enough?
I have the hoodie his daughter wore, they sold it a K-State Super Store.
Here is the audio of the money quote from Coach with Wyatt after the presser.
https://twitter.com/ksu_FAN/status/1507058374139166726?s=20&t=42OHDW9WhGZMkEQzTsecKg
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have attended two pressers in person Booby and this one
he rough ridin' killed it
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TANG: IT'S A KICK IN A GLASS saturday morning commercials were my favorite, and now life has come full circle, wow!
can someone make a clever Tang catchphrase making kick refer to basketball passes and glass refer to rebounding? that would be great. thanks in advance @Spracne
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this reminds me of not doing chores
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52v33mjnEeA
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Adorbs
https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1507037525591924740
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Those Nike Lavender products typically hit the superstore exclusively for a week or two and then hit Rally House and elsewhere. The Manhattan one will sell out quickly but if you can check a KC rally house you might be in luck. Charlie Hustle has some cool Lavender stuff that should be available online soon but I think they currently just have in stores.
https://www.charliehustle.com/collections/kansas-state/products/kansas-state-university-vintage-purple-varsity-jacket
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I'm angry.
I'm angry that the line of lavender gear that his family is outfitted in isn't available anywhere. I have some lav stuff but I want the wildcats hoodie that his daughter has. If she was an XL, I'd beat her ass and take it from her. I had to buy a lavender t-shirt from Rally House last night, gross.
Angry enough?
Oh man. The whole staff wore some elite quarter zips this year and I looked all over and nothing. I was in Manhattan last week and I went everywhere hoping to find something similar and nothing at the Union, Rally, or the Superstore. I was bummed.
This is the only one of the lavender line that I have. Rally House did a limited run in the fall and I literally got the last XL.
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I'm angry.
I'm angry that the line of lavender gear that his family is outfitted in isn't available anywhere. I have some lav stuff but I want the wildcats hoodie that his daughter has. If she was an XL, I'd beat her ass and take it from her. I had to buy a lavender t-shirt from Rally House last night, gross.
Angry enough?
I have the hoodie his daughter wore, they sold it a K-State Super Store.
Here is the audio of the money quote from Coach with Wyatt after the presser.
https://twitter.com/ksu_FAN/status/1507058374139166726?s=20&t=42OHDW9WhGZMkEQzTsecKg
he is so incred, i am in love. but also wyatt, stfu and let your interview talk!
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I'm angry.
I'm angry that the line of lavender gear that his family is outfitted in isn't available anywhere. I have some lav stuff but I want the wildcats hoodie that his daughter has. If she was an XL, I'd beat her ass and take it from her. I had to buy a lavender t-shirt from Rally House last night, gross.
Angry enough?
I have the hoodie his daughter wore, they sold it a K-State Super Store.
Here is the audio of the money quote from Coach with Wyatt after the presser.
https://twitter.com/ksu_FAN/status/1507058374139166726?s=20&t=42OHDW9WhGZMkEQzTsecKg
he is so incred, i am in love. but also wyatt, stfu and let your interview talk!
We need an announcer who is awesome enough to conduct interviews with our new coach.
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I can't wait to listen to Petro today. He always talks about if a coach wins or losses the presser with new hires. He's going to go HAM with Tang.
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Those Nike Lavender products typically hit the superstore exclusively for a week or two and then hit Rally House and elsewhere. The Manhattan one will sell out quickly but if you can check a KC rally house you might be in luck. Charlie Hustle has some cool Lavender stuff that should be available online soon but I think they currently just have in stores.
https://www.charliehustle.com/collections/kansas-state/products/kansas-state-university-vintage-purple-varsity-jacket
I got mine at RH. Had to shop around online to find what store had them in stock.
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That line about heights, ladders and ring sizes is so good.
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Wake up ballin go to sleep stuntin.
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I can't wait to listen to Petro today. He always talks about if a coach wins or losses the presser with new hires. He's going to go HAM with Tang.
"On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate that press conference? Because I'm going 20! It's the best press conference I've ever heard. Where can I go to enroll? That was just fantastic and he's made me a K-State fan now"- Soren
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man inspires feelings
:emawkid: :emawkid: :emawkid: :emawkid:
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https://twitter.com/KellisRobinett/status/1507011896867655699
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Some early wins and Tang could really get our fans more riled up than if we landed Brad. I just wish I could skip forward a year and a half to see what this next chapter looks like.
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I also love that he taught me about actual wildcats today. I literally didn't know that there are two actual animals called wildcats. I was reading Wikipedia during his press conference. Apparently whomever came up with the concept of Touchdown the Bobcat didn't know either.
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I also love that he taught me about actual wildcats today. I literally didn't know that there are two actual animals called wildcats. I was reading Wikipedia during his press conference. Apparently whomever came up with the concept of Touchdown the Bobcat didn't know either.
I know, right? He made me feel like a shitty fan for not knowing that. Lol
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https://twitter.com/kstatembb/status/1507067691831549955?s=21
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Is Tang the first Asian American head coach?
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Is Tang the first Asian American head coach?
No. The UC Riverside coach is a Filipino who worked for Spolestra in Miami.
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Link to introductory press conference (not sorry if reposted):
https://youtu.be/1OX9DKzQx3g
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LOL at Fitz's stupid question to this guy about keeping his emotions in check.
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Find someone that loves you as much as Tang loves Kansas State.
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Legendary reddit GIFmaster everymanawildcat returns from with Tang Gang Baby (he quit posting K-State BB gifs while Oscar was here).
https://www.reddit.com/r/CollegeBasketball/comments/tm43ws/gif_war_tang_gang_baby/
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is that the same guy that got PI'd into deleting his twitter?
gif is very good though
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I legit don't understand how he wasn't a head coach before now
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I legit don't understand how he wasn't a head coach before now
I could see someone having a change in attitude toward the idea after winning a national championship. That's about it, though.
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I legit don't understand how he wasn't a head coach before now
It makes no sense.
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I legit don't understand how he wasn't a head coach before now
Strange that he was only drawing mid-major or less offers. Seems like power school either want to poach a coach from a P5 or get the perceived hot up-and-comer from a school that had success in the tourney.
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LOL at Fitz's stupid question to this guy about keeping his emotions in check.
But look how Tang answers dumb questions with words that almost bring you to tears.
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KU fans talking about recruiting when they have that shitbag slug trail staff sitting on their bench. With a special nod to that dirtbag human oil slick Kurtis Townsend, is a huge LOL to me.
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They are so shook
A few thoughts:
-Win the Tang Day was brilliant.
-I'm going with Tater Tang. It's alliterative.
-He's 55 and this is his first gig. He's probably more like Weis than Huggy.
-KSU likely hired him knowing he isn't going anywhere. Once the revised B12 contract comes out, and KSU is hurting for money, they won't have to worry about a highly paid coach being around forever even if he wins.
-Drew & Tang telling a high school they won't recruit there is code for "we aren't going to pay you to steer recruits our way anymore if you don't guarantee us this guy."
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Full offense but I think when we land our first legit Dude, I vote we change it to EDAW
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LOL at Fitz's stupid question to this guy about keeping his emotions in check.
But look how Tang answers dumb questions with words that almost bring you to tears.
Yup
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They are so shook
A few thoughts:
-Win the Tang Day was brilliant.
-I'm going with Tater Tang. It's alliterative.
-He's 55 and this is his first gig. He's probably more like Weis than Huggy.
-KSU likely hired him knowing he isn't going anywhere. Once the revised B12 contract comes out, and KSU is hurting for money, they won't have to worry about a highly paid coach being around forever even if he wins.
-Drew & Tang telling a high school they won't recruit there is code for "we aren't going to pay you to steer recruits our way anymore if you don't guarantee us this guy."
Just wait until the first dude he brings on. This is going to be fun.
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I cannot think of any coach as sloven or unengaged as Weis. Nothing says mailing it in more than sitting on a water cooler on the sidelines during a game.
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KU athletics was $10 million in the red last year. K-State was $785k in the red. In the midst of a pandemic K-State raised over $100 million more to build facilities. Meanwhile they still himmmm and hawww about stadium improvements and half their sports complex is off campus on 50 year shitty lease
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I cannot think of any coach as sloven or unengaged as Weis. Nothing says mailing it in more than sitting on a water cooler on the sidelines during a game.
We should all take offense that they’re calling Tang a Weis level grifter. That dude was Captain Hoov-A-Round trying to pull a no charge suite at the Oread while sending millions back home to wifey in Florida.
Weis was a XXXL bidet away from Manginoesque crap towels
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I cannot think of any coach as sloven or unengaged as Weis. Nothing says mailing it in more than sitting on a water cooler on the sidelines during a game.
We should all take offense that they’re calling Tang a Weis level grifter. That dude was Captain Hoov-A-Round trying to pull a no charge suite at the Oread while sending millions back home to wifey in Florida.
Weis was a XXXL bidet away from Manginoesque crap towels
I think the only comparable take the money and phone in was Urban Meyer at Jacksonville.
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I'm so excited, especially with the possibilities coming with the staff he is putting together. I think we'll see dudes in this class.
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https://twitter.com/mloe68/status/1507143877760675852?s=21
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I legit don't understand how he wasn't a head coach before now
It makes no sense.
Yeah a major motivator with unquestioned recruiting prowess who is apparently connected enough to pull away big time assistants. It seems like the only thing he could possibly mess up is in the scheming department but obviously there’s no reason at this point to think it would be a problem.
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I legit don't understand how he wasn't a head coach before now
It makes no sense.
Yeah a major motivator with unquestioned recruiting prowess who is apparently connected enough to pull away big time assistants. It seems like the only thing he could possibly mess up is in the scheming department but obviously there’s no reason at this point to think it would be a problem.
He’s either the scary smart basketball version or the best chance the basketcats have had at a national title with a coach in my lifetime
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He’s either the scary smart basketball version or the best chance the basketcats have had at a national title with a coach in my lifetime.
"I was in a band once. They either loved us or they hated us.
...
Or they thought we were OK."
-Mitch Hedberg
The only thing making it hard for me to care about basketball at this point is the (apparent) complete lack of consequences for programs that have been caught cheating.
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It’s always been Jimmies and joes vs X’s and O’s and the winner has always been Jimmies and Joes. The key to being a blue blood these days is having both. I feel confident he can do it!
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https://twitter.com/mloe68/status/1507143877760675852?s=21
I see no signs of bias from my man Mike.
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It’s always been Jimmies and joes vs X’s and O’s and the winner has always been Jimmies and Joes. The key to being a blue blood these days is having both. I feel confident he can do it!
Kentucky would suggest otherwise.
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KU fans talking about recruiting when they have that shitbag slug trail staff sitting on their bench. With a special nod to that dirtbag human oil slick Kurtis Townsend, is a huge LOL to me.
?? have you seen their 2022 class
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It’s always been Jimmies and joes vs X’s and O’s and the winner has always been Jimmies and Joes. The key to being a blue blood these days is having both. I feel confident he can do it!
Kentucky would suggest otherwise.
They're not a blue blood right now. Cal has lost his fastball, but i'd still take their success these days vs ours.
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https://twitter.com/CoachJTang/status/1507490464328466442?s=20&t=RMgow05YeyDkrg9ecSEY9g
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https://twitter.com/jakeweingarten/status/1507477815796641793?s=21
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I just looked up his rival’s profile to see who he was all recruited by. I forgot he was a 4*. Sheesh.
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4* doesn’t mean nothing if you’re not about WINNING.
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out Selton and I sincerely hope you find joy and success wherever you land.
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Probably knowss he's not a "dude."
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4* doesn’t mean nothing if you’re not about WINNING.
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out Selton and I sincerely hope you find joy and success wherever you land.
Well, duh. Just sad about his regression. Seems like a really good dude and I wish him the best.
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Selton really should play for Frank.
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4* doesn%u2019t mean nothing if you%u2019re not about WINNING.
Don%u2019t let the door hit you on the way out Selton and I sincerely hope you find joy and success wherever you land.
Get mumped jackass. You know nothing about the selton miguel the person and you sure as crap don’t know why he’s leaving kstate.
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Selton really should play for Frank.
That'd be amazing
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Called it really early. HBLIQ. Just always looked pissed off. But he might have RBF too and my guess was lucky
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4* doesn’t mean nothing if you’re not about WINNING.
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out Selton and I sincerely hope you find joy and success wherever you land.
Well, duh. Just sad about his regression. Seems like a really good dude and I wish him the best.
Regression seemed to be a common theme under oscar.
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4* doesn’t mean nothing if you’re not about WINNING.
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out Selton and I sincerely hope you find joy and success wherever you land.
Well, duh. Just sad about his regression. Seems like a really good dude and I wish him the best.
Regression seemed to be a common theme under oscar.
So true
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Not sure why some people can't be excited about Tang without also shitting on oscar or his players. Especially the people who haven't been following along and clearly don't know what they're talking about.
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Not sure why some people can't be excited about Tang without also shitting on oscar or his players. Especially the people who haven't been following along and clearly don't know what they're talking about.
Might be best if we just never spoke of oscar ever again. Obviously, that is hard to do, because of how much we hated him. Still, probably for the best that we stop posting about him.
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Not sure why some people can't be excited about Tang without also shitting on oscar or his players. Especially the people who haven't been following along and clearly don't know what they're talking about.
Yaas
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Just fun to open the hoops thread now. Love it
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Just fun to open the hoops thread now. Love it
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Could we be entering a golden era where season after season above average to good football smoothly transitions to good to kickass basketball?
Btw someone will have to alert me on one of those boards if baseball or soccer is ever good cause I sure as hell won’t know otherwise.
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Doesn't sound like Shane is going to be retained
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Well that sucks. I was hoping to see one kstate guy retained. Kind of like what Huggs did bringing Underwood back. Oh well, maybe good for Shane though. Let him spread his wings somewhere else for a while and be ready to come back seasoned and ready to take over the juggernaut that Coach Tang will have established by then.
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It’s behind a paywall and I refuse to give these fuckers any of my money but at least the snippet was good.
https://twitter.com/KellisRobinett/status/1508483330932723712?s=20&t=6QzUtUyxStBPDqwCmoTrYg
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It’s behind a paywall and I refuse to give these fuckers any of my money but at least the snippet was good.
https://twitter.com/KellisRobinett/status/1508483330932723712?s=20&t=6QzUtUyxStBPDqwCmoTrYg
That's beautiful.
Are you HugeCat who posted in the World Forum at KSU until it went behind the paywall?
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It’s behind a paywall and I refuse to give these fuckers any of my money but at least the snippet was good.
https://twitter.com/KellisRobinett/status/1508483330932723712?s=20&t=6QzUtUyxStBPDqwCmoTrYg
Go to kansascity.com on an incognito tab on your browser and navigate to the K-State section on sports. Don't copy and paste the link, it may still paywall you if you do that
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It’s behind a paywall and I refuse to give these fuckers any of my money but at least the snippet was good.
https://twitter.com/KellisRobinett/status/1508483330932723712?s=20&t=6QzUtUyxStBPDqwCmoTrYg
Go to kansascity.com on an incognito tab on your browser and navigate to the K-State section on sports. Don't copy and paste the link, it may still paywall you if you do that
Or use the App. Also, people that hate newspapers are really rough ridin' weird.
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It’s behind a paywall and I refuse to give these fuckers any of my money but at least the snippet was good.
[tweet]1508483330932723712[/tweet]?s=20&t=6QzUtUyxStBPDqwCmoTrYg
That's beautiful.
Are you HugeCat who posted in the World Forum at KSU until it went behind the paywall?
It depends. You’re not trying to track this HugeCat dude down and murder him are you?
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It’s behind a paywall and I refuse to give these fuckers any of my money but at least the snippet was good.
[tweet]1508483330932723712[/tweet]?s=20&t=6QzUtUyxStBPDqwCmoTrYg
Go to kansascity.com on an incognito tab on your browser and navigate to the K-State section on sports. Don't copy and paste the link, it may still paywall you if you do that
Dude. You talking to the guy that needed help posting a tweet on a message board. lol
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It’s behind a paywall and I refuse to give these fuckers any of my money but at least the snippet was good.
[tweet]1508483330932723712[/tweet]?s=20&t=6QzUtUyxStBPDqwCmoTrYg
Go to kansascity.com on an incognito tab on your browser and navigate to the K-State section on sports. Don't copy and paste the link, it may still paywall you if you do that
Dude. You talking to the guy that needed help posting a tweet on a message board. lol
I've enjoyed you, Hugecat. :lol:
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there's no way that's real, but it is a very funny story.
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It’s behind a paywall and I refuse to give these fuckers any of my money but at least the snippet was good.
[tweet]1508483330932723712[/tweet]?s=20&t=6QzUtUyxStBPDqwCmoTrYg
Go to kansascity.com on an incognito tab on your browser and navigate to the K-State section on sports. Don't copy and paste the link, it may still paywall you if you do that
Dude. You talking to the guy that needed help posting a tweet on a message board. lol
I've enjoyed you, Hugecat. :lol:
Thanks, winters, that means a lot. You are a goEMAW legend. Honestly I expected more poster intimidation. Now that the burn it down era is over, I would really like to see this place get back to where it was when fatty was around. I have lurked on this place forever. We need more people like make it rain on here.
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It’s behind a paywall and I refuse to give these fuckers any of my money but at least the snippet was good.
[tweet]1508483330932723712[/tweet]?s=20&t=6QzUtUyxStBPDqwCmoTrYg
Go to kansascity.com on an incognito tab on your browser and navigate to the K-State section on sports. Don't copy and paste the link, it may still paywall you if you do that
Dude. You talking to the guy that needed help posting a tweet on a message board. lol
I've enjoyed you, Hugecat. :lol:
Thanks, winters, that means a lot. You are a goEMAW legend. Honestly I expected more poster intimidation. Now that the burn it down era is over, I would really like to see this place get back to where it was when fatty was around. I have lurked on this place forever. We need more people like make it rain on here.
Hell yea we do he is the glue keeping the sports side of this BBS together.
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It’s behind a paywall and I refuse to give these fuckers any of my money but at least the snippet was good.
[tweet]1508483330932723712[/tweet]?s=20&t=6QzUtUyxStBPDqwCmoTrYg
Go to kansascity.com on an incognito tab on your browser and navigate to the K-State section on sports. Don't copy and paste the link, it may still paywall you if you do that
Dude. You talking to the guy that needed help posting a tweet on a message board. lol
I've enjoyed you, Hugecat. :lol:
HugeCat, more like Hug Cat because I want to hug you.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYcvYqxgbAw
For your entertainment, a nice interview with our Tangster.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYcvYqxgbAw
For your entertainment, a nice interview with our Tangster.
:Woohoo: (ftp://:Woohoo:)
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FO--VdlXwAQfIpa?format=png&name=900x900)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYcvYqxgbAw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYcvYqxgbAw)
For your entertainment, a nice interview with our Tangster.
Wow! Just when I was beginning to come back down to reality. “We’re definitely going to raise the talent level”. Thanks for posting Olathe I had not seen that.
[/font]there's no way that's real, but it is a very funny story.
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I was a little skeptical about the story myself, but Tang confirmed in the interview.
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It’s behind a paywall and I refuse to give these fuckers any of my money but at least the snippet was good.
[tweet]1508483330932723712[/tweet]?s=20&t=6QzUtUyxStBPDqwCmoTrYg
Go to kansascity.com on an incognito tab on your browser and navigate to the K-State section on sports. Don't copy and paste the link, it may still paywall you if you do that
Dude. You talking to the guy that needed help posting a tweet on a message board. lol
I've enjoyed you, Hugecat. :lol:
Thanks, winters, that means a lot. You are a goEMAW legend. Honestly I expected more poster intimidation. Now that the burn it down era is over, I would really like to see this place get back to where it was when fatty was around. I have lurked on this place forever. We need more people like make it rain on here.
Hell yea we do he is the glue keeping the sports side of this BBS together.
Thanks guys #1Cat
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I was a little skeptical about the story myself, but Tang confirmed in the interview.
tang seems like a "it's not a lie if you believe it." guy.
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I was a little skeptical about the story myself, but Tang confirmed in the interview.
tang seems like a "it's not a lie if you believe it." guy.
I mean, he's a Pentecostal preacher
(allegedly)
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this is such a breath of fresh air. at the 4:20 mark he's asked if he's going to recruit guys to k-state that k-state hadn't recruited previously. his answer was a direct "yes" and i guess i just didn't expect that. now, time will tell if he's able to land them.
https://media.podserve.fm/media/episodes/user_523/939/Jerome_Tang_kstate_96k.mp3
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https://twitter.com/DScottFritchen/status/1508762212332146689?s=20&t=tukLoa0eRt86g3uNj5NV-Q
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[/size]
"I've seen the whole story and the whole journey. More than anything, I know how much he loved being at Baylor and his great situation there. I know he wasn't leaving just to be a head coach. He was leaving specifically to be head coach at Kansas State. There's something that he believes about Kansas State that is beyond special. He had it good at Baylor.[/size] "If he's going to Kansas State, something special is about to happen."
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this is too much hype, i can't handle it
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this is too much hype, i can't handle it
tantric hype
wait, no
tangtric hype
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this is too much hype, i can't handle it
Yeah. Part of me wants it to stop because how can he possibly meet these expectations, but the other part of me is like already day dreaming about epic showdowns with Houston, Cincy, WVU, BYU, KU, ISU, TTU, Baylor…oh man
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this is such a breath of fresh air. at the 4:20 mark he's asked if he's going to recruit guys to k-state that k-state hadn't recruited previously. his answer was a direct "yes" and i guess i just didn't expect that. now, time will tell if he's able to land them.
https://media.podserve.fm/media/episodes/user_523/939/Jerome_Tang_kstate_96k.mp3
:love:
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https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1509289369034801157?s=20&t=5_tlTM28RFwOz0zTbiPKaA
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I was a little skeptical about the story myself, but Tang confirmed in the interview.
tang seems like a "it's not a lie if you believe it." guy.
I mean, he's a Pentecostal preacher
(allegedly)
Isn't that a "Topeka Religion". :lol:
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What role is Chief of Staff, in this context? :confused:
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Chief of Staff sounds rough ridin' badass
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Welcome Marco!
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What role is Chief of Staff, in this context? :confused:
He is the dude that causes everybody on goEMAW to get their dicks out and helicopter
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Good foresight on Tang’s part. There’s going to be a lot of staffs at full mast when we start winning bball games.
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https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1509289369034801157?s=20&t=5_tlTM28RFwOz0zTbiPKaA
Looks like bad cop to Tang's good cop. Srsly, looks like Jackie Gleason
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[(https://c.tenor.com/uAC6cSheXN0AAAAC/honeymooners-oneof-these-days.gif)
[tweet]1509289369034801157[/tweet]?s=20&t=5_tlTM28RFwOz0zTbiPKaA
Looks like bad cop to Tang's good cop. Srsly, looks like Jackie Gleason
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Chief of Staff does the dirty work necessary to get dudes in the Tang administration.
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What role is Chief of Staff, in this context? :confused:
I would have guessed DOBO but his resume doesn't connote that, he's very experienced.
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What role is Chief of Staff, in this context? :confused:
I would have guessed DOBO but his resume doesn't connote that, he's very experienced.
That’s my guess. Sort of a super-DOBO.
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DOB-O
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I hope Gene Taylor inquired whether or not Jerome mows his own yard before making the offer.
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*Dumb and dumber GIF*
https://twitter.com/KellisRobinett/status/1511366875141267466?s=20&t=EY8RtnJ6oLFee5nYK5e8aw
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300/1 seems high for a roster of 3 guys
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300/1 seems high for a roster of 3 guys
This came up in FB where I think there was something silly like 300/1 odds on Will Howard or Jake Rubely to win the Heisman. I think it’s just the default “no chance” line where it’s almost impossible to make actual money by betting it.
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300/1 seems high for a roster of 3 guys
Get your $10 for $3k, and $100 for $30,000 bets in before GRCOAT 2.0 is announced.
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I think it's important to remember that second to last in the conference this year will represent significant improvement over the last two years.
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I think it's important to remember that second to last in the conference this year will represent significant improvement over the last two years.
We were last in 19-20, but have been second to last each of the last two seasons. But I get your drift
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OK, yeah, let's be accurate here....the goal within the next three years is to be third from last in the conference, in order to show improvement from oscar.
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https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1513537690632925195?s=20&t=3dJnBukUOHGnEFMHXUS5jw
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I wish there was some way to get notification of D Scotts sports extra articles dropping without having to follow D Scott on Twitter. The dude makes my skin crawl.
https://twitter.com/DScottFritchen/status/1523825782660997121?s=20&t=-6oS7x5aSrCZs1JixJoIug
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I wish there was some way to get notification of D Scotts sports extra articles dropping without having to follow D Scott on Twitter. The dude makes my skin crawl.
https://twitter.com/DScottFritchen/status/1523825782660997121?s=20&t=-6oS7x5aSrCZs1JixJoIug
Some words on Jerome tang
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Sorry if Luk'd.
Kansas State’s men’s basketball coach isn’t trying to say anything negative. He is simply trying to explain why he expected, and even welcomed, the opportunity to build a roster from scratch after the Wildcats lost nine scholarship players to the NCAA transfer portal earlier this spring. “This is no offense to the staffs before me or any of the players, but when I was coming in I thought there were only three guys I would want to stay,” Tang said in an interview with The Eagle. “And two of the three stayed. I knew what was going to happen.”
Read more at: https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article261312982.html#storylink=cpy
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no offense lol
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Good stuff
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No offense Selton Miguel & South Florida, Carlton Linguard & UTSA, Luke Kasubke & Illinois State, Seryee Lewis & Rice, Kaosi Ezeagu & Sam Houston State, Davion Bradford, Logan Landers & Maximus Edwards
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Prefaced statements are always the biggest tells.
Bill Self: no offense to my wife, but when I met my new realtor, I ...
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Sorry if Luk'd.
Kansas State’s men’s basketball coach isn’t trying to say anything negative. He is simply trying to explain why he expected, and even welcomed, the opportunity to build a roster from scratch after the Wildcats lost nine scholarship players to the NCAA transfer portal earlier this spring. “This is no offense to the staffs before me or any of the players, but when I was coming in I thought there were only three guys I would want to stay,” Tang said in an interview with The Eagle. “And two of the three stayed. I knew what was going to happen.”
Read more at: https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article261312982.html#storylink=cpy
Love it
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can tang coach 'em up?
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We gonna win
https://youtu.be/8ZjRAvEvJcM (https://youtu.be/8ZjRAvEvJcM)
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How many coaches have their own beer?
https://twitter.com/manhattanbrew/status/1526278891710599170?s=20&t=GhKKvRLikyFQUTVc7BsUdw
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Adorable
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I love his shirt
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LOL RAMPAGE
https://twitter.com/DScottFritchen/status/1529417669467947008
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That young Russia supporter needs to work on his dick-sucking pantomiming.
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That young Russia supporter
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The parade of signees began with 6-foot-10, 216-pound LSU transfer Jerrell Colbert, a former top-150 recruit, on April 18. Two days later, Mississippi State transfer combo guard Camryn Carter, another former top-150 recruit, jumped on board. At the beginning of May, the Wildcats secured their first high school signee in New Orleans native Dorian Finister, a combo guard who scored more than 1,300 points and led G.W. Carver Collegiate Academy to the Louisiana Class 4A State Championship this past season. Following Finister, K-State signed New York native and NJCAA honorable mention All-American Nae'Qwan Tomlin, a 6-foot-8, 195-pound small forward who was rated as the No. 7 prospect on the 2022 JuCoRecruiting.com Top 100.
"They're young, talented, driven winners," Tang says. They're state champions, regional champions, guys who've all won, whether it be in high school or in junior college. If you ask, 'What's the No. 1 criteria you're looking for?' I'll say, 'Winners.' I want them to understand what winning is all about and the sacrifices you have to make."
We could use more winners on this message board.
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The parade of signees began with 6-foot-10, 216-pound LSU transfer Jerrell Colbert, a former top-150 recruit, on April 18. Two days later, Mississippi State transfer combo guard Camryn Carter, another former top-150 recruit, jumped on board. At the beginning of May, the Wildcats secured their first high school signee in New Orleans native Dorian Finister, a combo guard who scored more than 1,300 points and led G.W. Carver Collegiate Academy to the Louisiana Class 4A State Championship this past season. Following Finister, K-State signed New York native and NJCAA honorable mention All-American Nae'Qwan Tomlin, a 6-foot-8, 195-pound small forward who was rated as the No. 7 prospect on the 2022 JuCoRecruiting.com Top 100.
"They're young, talented, driven winners," Tang says. They're state champions, regional champions, guys who've all won, whether it be in high school or in junior college. If you ask, 'What's the No. 1 criteria you're looking for?' I'll say, 'Winners.' I want them to understand what winning is all about and the sacrifices you have to make."
We could use more winners on this message board.
lol, homeboy put some words in the quote
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The parade of signees began with 6-foot-10, 216-pound LSU transfer Jerrell Colbert, a former top-150 recruit, on April 18. Two days later, Mississippi State transfer combo guard Camryn Carter, another former top-150 recruit, jumped on board. At the beginning of May, the Wildcats secured their first high school signee in New Orleans native Dorian Finister, a combo guard who scored more than 1,300 points and led G.W. Carver Collegiate Academy to the Louisiana Class 4A State Championship this past season. Following Finister, K-State signed New York native and NJCAA honorable mention All-American Nae'Qwan Tomlin, a 6-foot-8, 195-pound small forward who was rated as the No. 7 prospect on the 2022 JuCoRecruiting.com Top 100.
"They're young, talented, driven winners," Tang says. They're state champions, regional champions, guys who've all won, whether it be in high school or in junior college. If you ask, 'What's the No. 1 criteria you're looking for?' I'll say, 'Winners.' I want them to understand what winning is all about and the sacrifices you have to make."
We could use more winners on this message board.
lol, homeboy put some words in the quote
lol
I’m starting to view D Scott in a whole new light now that he’s not Fitz’ wingman & Marquis Nowell said he is “my guy”. He may be the greatest longform journalist left in this world. He could be our modern day George Plimpton or Frank Deford.
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dick-sucking pantomiming.
Thank you. I keep telling people this and they look at me like I'm crazy. That kid knows what's up.
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https://youtu.be/PbrTBGahU8Q (https://youtu.be/PbrTBGahU8Q)
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https://twitter.com/sullyengels/status/1550999779559317505?s=20&t=T2bgeTDwEEt3snylaC1xWA
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https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1552041220498722818?s=20&t=0Mt-vGtturZQ9YlsFk7Htg
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lol, who was the disgusted guy?
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lol, who was the disgusted guy?
Austin Carpenter I believe
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lol
https://twitter.com/CoachJTang/status/1552052737436782592?s=20&t=UAZw6bg1k0mzl2475GZc1g
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:lol:
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https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1552041220498722818?s=20&t=0Mt-vGtturZQ9YlsFk7Htg
our new coach is beautiful
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There was a nice article in The Athletic about him today.
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Cats basketball is fun again :bball:
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There was a nice article in The Athletic about him today.
yes, was very good.
It was nice to see some of the behind the scenes things. First i've read any of that so far with Tang.
https://theathletic.com/3440968/2022/07/27/kansas-state-jerome-tang-basketball/
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Cats basketball is fun again :bball:
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Based on what I’m seeing on JaReem’s Instagram feed, the adversity in practice is no joke. They seem to be working their tails off
https://twitter.com/NABC1927/status/1554495920427143169?s=20&t=UYG3BmFeKg4Yxzjn54uHzA
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https://twitter.com/andrewhmoses/status/1555182707763810304?s=20&t=rFwTKeKWbD7QgyNuDjeRDA
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https://twitter.com/785SportsPod/status/1555920338747367425?s=20&t=4nM5Lbk7Q7rezdTdMOiNbA
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https://twitter.com/CBKReport/status/1559224947339415554?s=20&t=Gn5LclZX5_1X4jCIDn7ZhA
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https://twitter.com/CBKReport/status/1559224947339415554?s=20&t=Gn5LclZX5_1X4jCIDn7ZhA
lol are these silly lists all put out by the same guy?
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https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1562955735180255233?s=20&t=UkuOhpUkB7dyS2vdc-tEmQ
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https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1563938214490128388?s=20&t=Y0Vua7cvXdjiq9KTQESv0A
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Has that been a thing for a while?
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Not when I was there, but I've been gone forever, we would have gave the other houses the blues.
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https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1564332557461663745?s=20&t=gxyJGfF2Xk4iQtw5KAJImA
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A coach yelling "rebound, rebound, rebound." Haven't heard that since Frank's days.
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"You get a stop, you get a score, you get a stop" :love:
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"You get a stop, you get a score, you get a stop" :love:
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[tweet]1563938214490128388[/tweet]?s=20&t=Y0Vua7cvXdjiq9KTQESv0A
According to Gene Taylor on wildcat insider tonight, coach Tang gave out his cell phone number to the entire student body and they sent him a text message inviting him to the basketball tournaments. Has to be a burner phone. No?
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https://twitter.com/Coachreem4ever/status/1564692180324737027?s=20&t=6SySzrYQSIBUrNmxmw0xqg
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https://twitter.com/hoopseen/status/1564755309838487552?s=20&t=AfqttKAM6CGTKkbzt7k1rg
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*cough* BULLSHIT! *cough*
https://twitter.com/CBSSportsCBB/status/1567663324787085313?s=20&t=6xsF5u1mENQrTyP2yZueog
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*cough* BULLSHIT! *cough*
https://twitter.com/CBSSportsCBB/status/1567663324787085313?s=20&t=6xsF5u1mENQrTyP2yZueog
My only issue with that list is Jon Scheyer
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https://twitter.com/kstatesports/status/1568670589375713283?s=46&t=k9zB7ohgrPdaatJnR3VafQ
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Tang gets it, I know we won't know how the season goes but he is crushing it so far, and is the perfect face of the program
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All this won’t mean a thing if he doesn’t win games in a few seasons
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All this won’t mean a thing if he doesn’t win games in a few seasons
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Correct if he wins zero games in a few seasons it won't matter. Thanks for that
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All this won’t mean a thing if he doesn’t win games in a few seasons
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Correct if he wins zero games in a few seasons it won't matter. Thanks for that
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All this won’t mean a thing if he doesn’t win games in a few seasons
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A coach bringing excitement and big name recruits has value even if he totally sucks as a coach and has to be let go in a few years. I’d definitely say we overpaid him if that’s what happens, but I don’t think it will.
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All this won’t mean a thing if he doesn’t win games in a few seasons
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A coach bringing excitement and big name recruits has value even if he totally sucks as a coach and has to be let go in a few years. I’d definitely say we overpaid him if that’s what happens, but I don’t think it will.
I always think of Leonard Hamilton at Oklahoma State. They had sucked for so long in basketball and Leonard Hamilton came in and really upgraded the talent but he was just a horrible bench coach, ever finished above fourth place in the big 8 and never made it to the NCAA tournament. Oklahoma State fired him and hired Eddie Sutton who took that talent, won the big 8 and took the team to the sweet 16 in the first year and the rest is history. Leonard Hamilton had long run at Miami and is in his 20th year at Florida State. They always have tremendous talent, but they seem to underachieve.
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Hamilton's last 4-5 seasons at FSU have been pretty dang good. But yeah, always hire the best recruiter you can. If it doesn't work out, you have good players!
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Except you don’t because they can transfer penalty free
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https://twitter.com/TheHoopHerald/status/1573497912692195350?s=20&t=u9oSrJUTnSObqJdGUN01xw
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HBD Tang! Him and Bill! :combofan:
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HBD Tang! Him and Bill! :combofan:
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These shoes :love:
(https://scontent.fict1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/318116203_10160483964519455_234359788929989562_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=xXVMaVclXZ0AX8tJLDc&_nc_ht=scontent.fict1-1.fna&oh=00_AfBkSalPiKCMrFfo35uJa_RTVknA6JFKOnCy18qpcd3Tvw&oe=6394A44B)
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I am an AirMax junkie and would do awful disgusting things for a pair of those.
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I am an AirMax junkie and would do awful disgusting things for a pair of those.
can you just do a NikeID like that?
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That is a different purple. The one available on NikeID is much lighter.
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:cool:
https://twitter.com/KState_Students/status/1600554908343709696?s=20&t=lKjM7l7FXgLemdrJHzO_cA
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the man just looks incredible in lavender
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I want a pair of the purple shoes that he wears.
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Your eyes aren't deceiving you, Catfans. Coach Tang's Cats do more thunderdunks than any other Cats! :bball:
https://twitter.com/ksu_FAN/status/1604870162355818498?s=20&t=TnhmLYjkyXKjI2BUHfUMtw
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The real DOBs
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What a time to be a Cat!
https://twitter.com/ksu_FAN/status/1604872769904467968
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Denis' floaters are suppressing that 2010 number
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Denis' floaters are suppressing that 2010 number
When your two* leading scorers can't dunk it makes a pretty big impact!
Assuming jake and deni were the top two
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We need to break out some Altman-era throwbacks, if only for fan. They're nice uniforms too.
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We need to break out some Altman-era throwbacks, if only for fan. They're nice uniforms too.
I have one!
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We need to break out some Altman-era throwbacks, if only for fan. They're nice uniforms too.
I have one!
I hope they release them and then sell the shorts!
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We need to break out some Altman-era throwbacks, if only for fan. They're nice uniforms too.
I have one!
the program used to have the senior class travel around the state and play the local high school seniors to help build the brand and raise bread for the high schools. one year they didn’t have five so I got pulled in as the fifth. I think it was me, ski, daryl cunningham, beane, I think ron lucas had left town or something, I could be wrong about the line up. anyway, I kept the jersey, my shorts got ganked I think, maybe in a box somewhere.
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We need to break out some Altman-era throwbacks, if only for fan. They're nice uniforms too.
I have one!
the program used to have the senior class travel around the state and play the local high school seniors to help build the brand and raise bread for the high schools. one year they didn’t have five so I got pulled in as the fifth. I think it was me, ski, daryl cunningham, beane, I think ron lucas had left town or something, I could be wrong about the line up. anyway, I kept the jersey, my shorts got ganked I think, maybe in a box somewhere.
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Awesome! What an experience that must have been. Such a clean look too. I’ve always preferred
Kansas
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State
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The Beasley year black unis still by far the hottest, bestest ones ever.
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We need to break out some Altman-era throwbacks, if only for fan. They're nice uniforms too.
I have one!
the program used to have the senior class travel around the state and play the local high school seniors to help build the brand and raise bread for the high schools. one year they didn’t have five so I got pulled in as the fifth. I think it was me, ski, daryl cunningham, beane, I think ron lucas had left town or something, I could be wrong about the line up. anyway, I kept the jersey, my shorts got ganked I think, maybe in a box somewhere.
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Awesome! What an experience that must have been. Such a clean look too. I’ve always preferred
Kansas
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State
Only issue with the split Kansas n State is when they only show the upper part of the jersey with their mug shot. Don’t want it to say Kansas only
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We need to break out some Altman-era throwbacks, if only for fan. They're nice uniforms too.
I have one!
the program used to have the senior class travel around the state and play the local high school seniors to help build the brand and raise bread for the high schools. one year they didn’t have five so I got pulled in as the fifth. I think it was me, ski, daryl cunningham, beane, I think ron lucas had left town or something, I could be wrong about the line up. anyway, I kept the jersey, my shorts got ganked I think, maybe in a box somewhere.
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Wow! I also played in that tour but I was one of the high schoolers. We were the Southwest Kansas All Stars. When they came out to Garden to play their 5th was their manager, Kurt McGuffin.
The last play of the game, I had what I thought was a breakaway dunk. I was going in for the slam, then I saw Cunningham closing in from the wing. I went up but then I flinched because I thought me and the ball was going to get swatted to 1995. Bear in mind, at the time, I was a 6'2" 165 pound center. Because I flinched I bricked the dunk. Cunningham laughed and said "I was going to let you get it, bro" then he patted me on the back.
I was not a K-State fan at the time but those guys were cool as hell and very nice to us. The only one of them who tried to big time is kids was McGuffin, of course. This also was also just a couple of weeks after Ski went off against Fresno State.
They wore white against us. Their jerseys were slightly nicer and cooler than ours.
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Good grief do either of you own an iron :sdeek:
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Amazing stories guys
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We need to break out some Altman-era throwbacks, if only for fan. They're nice uniforms too.
I have one!
the program used to have the senior class travel around the state and play the local high school seniors to help build the brand and raise bread for the high schools. one year they didn’t have five so I got pulled in as the fifth. I think it was me, ski, daryl cunningham, beane, I think ron lucas had left town or something, I could be wrong about the line up. anyway, I kept the jersey, my shorts got ganked I think, maybe in a box somewhere.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221224/021cb8d8649496f8ab3c97b3d9b90335.jpg)
Wow! I also played in that tour but I was one of the high schoolers. We were the Southwest Kansas All Stars. When they came out to Garden to play their 5th was their manager, Kurt McGuffin.
The last play of the game, I had what I thought was a breakaway dunk. I was going in for the slam, then I saw Cunningham closing in from the wing. I went up but then I flinched because I thought me and the ball was going to get swatted to 1995. Bear in mind, at the time, I was a 6'2" 165 pound center. Because I flinched I bricked the dunk. Cunningham laughed and said "I was going to let you get it, bro" then he patted me on the back.
I was not a K-State fan at the time but those guys were cool as hell and very nice to us. The only one of them who tried to big time is kids was McGuffin, of course. This also was also just a couple of weeks after Ski went off against a State.
They wore white against us. Their jerseys were slightly nicer and cooler than ours.
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that’s a great story about DC, he is a hell of a guy- currently an assistant coach at indiana state. he gave me his mcdonald’s all american practice jersey which I still have to this day. captain kurt (mcguffin) also played with us as he was the lead manager and dealt with all of the logistics for the guys on the tour. he’s currently the ad at ut-martin.
i remember the gym floor in baileyville was like a trampoline. so was manhattan high, good times.
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Good grief do either of you own an iron :sdeek:
Look at the millennial not knowing an iron would melt the crap out of that jersey if I put an iron within 50 feet of it.
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What a pair of studs
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Good grief do either of you own an iron :sdeek:
Look at the millennial not knowing an iron would melt the crap out of that jersey if I put an iron within 50 feet of it.
Ok boomer
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i remember the gym floor in baileyville was like a trampoline. so was manhattan high, good times.
may it RIP.
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Good grief do either of you own an iron :sdeek:
Look at the millennial not knowing an iron would melt the crap out of that jersey if I put an iron within 50 feet of it.
I don't want to insert myself into this argument but I just want to let you know at first glance I thought that jersey read RAT All Stars, which would have been pretty cool.
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Tang likes this tweet. What a stud. :love:
https://twitter.com/TOCMillertime/status/1610658999363330048?s=20&t=dNG_1BdBof0hiAcBoUJqrg
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Tang likes this tweet. What a stud. :love:
https://twitter.com/TOCMillertime/status/1610658999363330048?s=20&t=dNG_1BdBof0hiAcBoUJqrg
Fans opinions about former coaches are critical to the success of any program. That’s why that jerk ksu_FAN (“Fire Asbury Now”) needs to be banned.
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Tang likes this tweet. What a stud. :love:
https://twitter.com/TOCMillertime/status/1610658999363330048?s=20&t=dNG_1BdBof0hiAcBoUJqrg
Fans opinions about former coaches are critical to the success of any program. That’s why that jerk ksu_FAN (“Fire Asbury Now”) needs to be banned.
if i would have known that's what FAN stood for I would have demanded the mods ban his ass. unreal.
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He definitely didn't continue to whine about Asbury after he left and Asbury was the worst K-State basketball coach in all of our lifetimes.
Chase Miller was being polite. Anyone crying about oscar Weber, either complaining about him, or complaining about how unfairly he was treated, is a huge loser. It's Tang time, who gives a crap about any coach not here.
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Tang likes this tweet. What a stud. :love:
https://twitter.com/TOCMillertime/status/1610658999363330048?s=20&t=dNG_1BdBof0hiAcBoUJqrg
Guys, I know Coach Tang has what it takes to heal the Wildcat Nation.
Had this thought while I was taking a shower this morning: How is Coach Tang going to respond to the "eff KU" chant in the OOD on 1/17? Has he encountered a force as strong as the hatred Cat fans have for KU? Will this break his focus on owning Bill Self?
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Tang likes this tweet. What a stud. :love:
https://twitter.com/TOCMillertime/status/1610658999363330048?s=20&t=dNG_1BdBof0hiAcBoUJqrg
Guys, I know Coach Tang has what it takes to heal the Wildcat Nation.
Had this thought while I was taking a shower this morning: How is Coach Tang going to respond to the "eff KU" chant in the OOD on 1/17? Has he encountered a force as strong as the hatred Cat fans have for KU? Will this break his focus on owning Bill Self?
Will he briefly take over PA duties from Mitch “The Fort” Fortner? Time will tell.
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Tang likes this tweet. What a stud. :love:
https://twitter.com/TOCMillertime/status/1610658999363330048?s=20&t=dNG_1BdBof0hiAcBoUJqrg
Guys, I know Coach Tang has what it takes to heal the Wildcat Nation.
Had this thought while I was taking a shower this morning: How is Coach Tang going to respond to the "eff KU" chant in the OOD on 1/17? Has he encountered a force as strong as the hatred Cat fans have for KU? Will this break his focus on owning Bill Self?
Will he briefly take over PA duties from Mitch “The Fort” Fortner? Time will tell.
Could he convince the Cat people to chant "Bless KU" in unison?
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If I were a student (can’t wait to enroll as a freshman next year! Go cats!) and Tang offered:
“If we are 4-1 or better in conference play going in to the ku game then students you guys chant “LETS GO TEAM!” during sandstorm…if I were a student (not old enough yet) I would absolutely take that bargain
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Tang likes this tweet. What a stud. :love:
https://twitter.com/TOCMillertime/status/1610658999363330048?s=20&t=dNG_1BdBof0hiAcBoUJqrg
Guys, I know Coach Tang has what it takes to heal the Wildcat Nation.
Had this thought while I was taking a shower this morning: How is Coach Tang going to respond to the "eff KU" chant in the OOD on 1/17? Has he encountered a force as strong as the hatred Cat fans have for KU? Will this break his focus on owning Bill Self?
Will he briefly take over PA duties from Mitch “The Fort” Fortner? Time will tell.
No. He's far too cool for that.
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Bullet dodged. I don't care if you are a coach, preacher, boss, parent, whatever, relating to people like this is dumb:
https://twitter.com/TheFieldOf68/status/1610834003203964930?s=20&t=NgdJ0L1TJy3kHJFMW0B1OA
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Looks to this lip reader that he was talking about living in a van down by the river.
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Looks to this lip reader that he was talking about living in a van down by the river.
Evergreen Halloween costume
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https://twitter.com/kstatembb/status/1705339369098531170?s=61&t=kHH-k8anwIfPUMhwWRaDiA
shark week looks tough, not even sure I could handle it
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Is it better to be oil or water :confused:
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Oil floats to the top :bball:
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yes oil and water seem pretty easy to separate, no sharks required
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Probably should xpost to social media thread but apparently Tang has been locked out of twitter for 3 weeks :lol:
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https://twitter.com/coachreem4ever/status/1705306455161627093?s=46&t=tYwTUm4s0RPJhorbucsbBg
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He's the lead drum guy at arrowhead for Bears game.
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https://twitter.com/kamdentat/status/1706044831036772713
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I hope Taylor Swift doesn't get a look at Tang on that drum. She'd drop KU T-shirt fan is a flash and be all over him, especially if she saw Tang sporting his quarter-zip lavender.
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I hope that we will prove ourselves worthy of having this man as our hoops coach:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7r8YJjWsAATm3D?format=jpg&name=medium)
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I think he's right, basketball natty is feasible. At least with Tang at the helm it is.
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I think he's right, basketball natty is feasible. At least with Tang at the helm it is.
Don't even know why this is a discussion. Virginia, Baylor, San Diego State and Texas Tech have been in the Championship game in recent years.
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little nervous about the offense after reading that article.
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It will take some time to come around for sure, always will in basketball when you're essentially resetting the roster.
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The good thing is we'll be so athletic we can probably just run people out of the gym until we actually need to learn to do offense, which should give us enough time
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I know some tucks who are NOT going to be happy that Coach Tang is rubbing shoulders with Coach Prime:
https://www.ksnt.com/sports/kansas-state-wildcats/tang-and-staff-make-trip-to-boulder-to-visit-deion-sanders/?fbclid=IwAR2XXaKsVwCxCm-H9ox6OmiKuiSHtpYMgeDDHaE-MCIgzrNKFjRxwbM1HOk (https://www.ksnt.com/sports/kansas-state-wildcats/tang-and-staff-make-trip-to-boulder-to-visit-deion-sanders/?fbclid=IwAR2XXaKsVwCxCm-H9ox6OmiKuiSHtpYMgeDDHaE-MCIgzrNKFjRxwbM1HOk)
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Big 12 media day today on ESPN+.
Tang is the first one to take the stage here in a few minutes.
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(https://scontent.fict1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/392865257_722765713225052_5152179765031350016_n.jpg?stp=cp6_dst-jpg&_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=_h3F-Rm8UwMAX9ou1tH&_nc_ht=scontent.fict1-1.fna&oh=00_AfAgIhnzgWvydHDk7fETLYy6tqbVjlGfUC4DfjWIW2eEgA&oe=653448DC)
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The Kstate Family fbook group is gonna love that
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He did what he told Deion what he was going to do.
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:cool: STUD
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can someone link me to that jacket
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wildwildcatsapparel.com
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God, I love him so much. Having someone like him, representing our school, means so much to me beyond sportsball.
eff our dipshit twitter fan base, dumb rough ridin' bumpkins.
https://twitter.com/KellisRobinett/status/1714669683549389142
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can someone link me to that jacket
It's Charlie Hustle
https://www.charliehustle.com/collections/kansas-state/products/kansas-state-wildcats-vintage-white-varsity-jacket
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I know some tucks who are NOT going to be happy that Coach Tang is rubbing shoulders with Coach Prime:
https://www.ksnt.com/sports/kansas-state-wildcats/tang-and-staff-make-trip-to-boulder-to-visit-deion-sanders/?fbclid=IwAR2XXaKsVwCxCm-H9ox6OmiKuiSHtpYMgeDDHaE-MCIgzrNKFjRxwbM1HOk (https://www.ksnt.com/sports/kansas-state-wildcats/tang-and-staff-make-trip-to-boulder-to-visit-deion-sanders/?fbclid=IwAR2XXaKsVwCxCm-H9ox6OmiKuiSHtpYMgeDDHaE-MCIgzrNKFjRxwbM1HOk)
https://twitter.com/KellisRobinett/status/1714646791927275988?s=20
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I hope Jerome Tang does everything possible to win games (besides baylor type stuff) and if getting branding tips from PRIMETIME helps I'm all for it.
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Prime could quit right now and just become a branding consultant, and make 10 times what he does.
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Prime could quit right now and just become a branding consultant, and make 10 times what he does.
100% and it would be way less stressful too
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God, I love him so much. Having someone like him, representing our school, means so much to me beyond sportsball.
eff our dipshit twitter fan base, dumb rough ridin' bumpkins.
https://twitter.com/KellisRobinett/status/1714669683549389142
What did our fanbase do wrong here?
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God, I love him so much. Having someone like him, representing our school, means so much to me beyond sportsball.
eff our dipshit twitter fan base, dumb rough ridin' bumpkins.
https://twitter.com/KellisRobinett/status/1714669683549389142
What did our fanbase do wrong here?
Look at the replies and quotes, the response to that is embarrassing and overwhelming. The K-State twitterazzi TexAg'd the replies totally and completely up.
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God, I love him so much. Having someone like him, representing our school, means so much to me beyond sportsball.
eff our dipshit twitter fan base, dumb rough ridin' bumpkins.
https://twitter.com/KellisRobinett/status/1714669683549389142
What did our fanbase do wrong here?
Look at the replies and quotes, the response to that is embarrassing and overwhelming. The K-State twitterazzi TexAg'd the replies totally and completely up.
Ah yes. I just read the article before. He triggered some folks with that and all you chiefs fans out there should know it's a cheesy "tradition". Noticed Fanbeck at the top.
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Pretty obvious nobody is paying for a kcstar sub as I don't think anyone read the article before flying off the handle.
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Pretty obvious nobody is paying for a kcstar sub as I don't think anyone read the article before flying off the handle.
Or listened to his answer to the question. Dude literally said he learned about the four tribes of Kansas. He talked about people giving him information and those idiots got mad.
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It’s a real dumb tradition that didn’t exist until like 10 years ago or whatever
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He's a good person, I like it
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https://twitter.com/DeionSanders/status/1714838820275781889
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Glad 'reem got coach reinstated on the twitters. Was looking bleak for a while.
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God, I love him so much. Having someone like him, representing our school, means so much to me beyond sportsball.
eff our dipshit twitter fan base, dumb rough ridin' bumpkins.
https://twitter.com/KellisRobinett/status/1714669683549389142
He is everything I've wanted
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Tang's parents are moving to MHK. So I guess you could say things are getting pretty serious.
So damn pumped for him, his family, and the future with what he is building here.
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Tang's parents are moving to MHK. So I guess you could say things are getting pretty serious.
So damn pumped for him, his family, and the future with what he is building here.
I thought they were just visiting. Didn't realize it was permanent.
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my goodness I love this man
https://twitter.com/Coach_Maligi/status/1717978733930221954?s=20 (https://twitter.com/Coach_Maligi/status/1717978733930221954?s=20)
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Our fat coach cracks me up every time I see him
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I love coach but this seems really cringey and desperate:
https://twitter.com/KellisRobinett/status/1764722415135863292?s=20
This response made me chuckle:
https://twitter.com/mdpeavy/status/1764724763459563792?s=20
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I stopped listening to what coaches say a while ago. Interpreting coach speak is exhausting and im not any good at it.
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We have some psycho fans on Twitter who already seem very BID, at least to me.
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I'm disappointed in the season but nowhere near BID.
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We have some psycho fans on Twitter who already seem very BID, at least to me.
I’ve got some news for you about Twitter.
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We have some psycho fans on Twitter who already seem very BID, at least to me.
I’ve got some news for you about Twitter.
Toxic
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I'm disappointed in the season but nowhere near BID.
Agreed. It's very obvious between being unable to overcome the Tomlin debacle and not having Ques (or really a true PG that can take of the ball) the deficiencies of this team. They still play super hard, won a ton in OT and have lost 4 games by 4 or less. Even with Ques (most likely) being better than Perry at point, and Tomlins abilities this team probably isn't going past the second weekend ( def not bad though). Still would've been special just not there yet, but it points to how close we are to taking those steps forward, not backwards.
Tang's building, and he could've had another S16 like year but got foiled by our admin and the injury bug. No one would think that more special things are to come next year or after. This year is a speed bump and I see next year as a sort of do over for this one.
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We have some psycho fans on Twitter who already seem very BID, at least to me.
Not the least bit surprising, for a multitude of reasons and it's just not people with active twitter accounts either